Andrew Alkire Trumbo (September 15, 1797 – August 21, 1871) was a

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from

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

. He was born in

Bath County, Kentucky Bath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,750. The county seat is Owingsville. The county was formed in 1811. Bath County is included in the Mount Sterling, KY Micropolitan ...

and attended the common schools. He was employed in the county clerk's office. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

Owingsville, Kentucky Owingsville is a home rule-class city in Bath County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,530 during the year 2010 U.S. Census. It is the county seat and is located roughly at the county's center, at the junction of US 60 an ...

in 1824.In 1830, Andrew was the clerk and the Commonwealth attorney for Bath County. Trumbo was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). After leaving Congress, he was the

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on the Democratic ticket in 1848. He resumed the practice of law and moved to

Franklin County, Kentucky Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,541, making it the second-least populous capital county in the United States after Hughes County, South Dakota. Its county seat ...

. He died in

Frankfort, Kentucky Frankfort is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city and the county seat, seat of Franklin County, Kentucky, Franklin County in the Upland Sou ...

in 1871, and was buried in the City Cemetery, Owingsville, Kentucky.

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1797 births 1871 deaths People from Bath County, Kentucky American people of German descent Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Kentucky Democrats 1848 United States presidential electors People from Owingsville, Kentucky 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{Kentucky-politician-stub