Hiram McCullough

Hiram McCullough (September 26, 1813 – March 4, 1885) was a U.S. Congressman from Maryland who served two terms from 1865 to 1869. McCullough served in the Maryland Senate from 1845 to 1851. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1880 to 1881 and served as the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1880.

Hiram McCullough
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1880
Preceded by	Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell
Succeeded by	Otis Keilholtz
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1880–1881 Serving with Joseph H. Steele and James M. Touchstone
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office 1865–1869
Member of the Maryland Senate from the Cecil County district
In office 1845–1851
Preceded by	George R. Howard
Succeeded by	John M. Miller
Personal details
Born	(1813-09-26)September 26, 1813 Elkton, Maryland, U.S.
Died	March 4, 1885(1885-03-04) (aged 71) Elkton, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Presbyterian Church Elkton, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sarah Jane Ricketts ​ (m. 1842)​
Children	2, including Clinton
Occupation	Politician lawyer

Early life

Hiram McCullough was born on September 26, 1813, near Elkton, Maryland.^[1] McCullough pursued an academic course at Elkton Academy and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1837, commencing practice in Elkton.^[1]

Career

McCullough served in the Maryland Senate from 1845 until 1851,^[2] and was an unsuccessful candidate in 1850 for election to the Thirty-second Congress. In 1850, he was appointed one of the codifiers of the laws of Maryland.^[1]

McCullough practiced law with Henry C. Mackall.^[3][4]

In 1864, McCullough was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses, serving Maryland's 1st Congressional district from March 4, 1865, until March 3, 1869. He resumed the practice of law and was for many years counsel for the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.^[1] He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864 and 1868, and later served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1880 and 1881.^[1][5] He was elected Speaker of the House in 1880.^[1]

Personal life

McCullough married Sarah Jane Ricketts in January 1842. They had two sons, state senator Clinton and Hiram Rudolph McCullough.^[6][7][8] His brother was Passmore McCullough.^[9]

McCullough died in Elkton on March 4, 1885, and was interred in the Presbyterian Church in Elkton.^[1][9][10]