The Civil Rights Act of 1875

William N. Sweeney

(May 5, 1832 — April 21, 1895) Sweeney was an American politician and lawyer. William Northcut Sweeney was born in Liberty, Kentucky in 1832. He attended Bethany College and studied law. After being admitted to the bar in 1853, Sweeney practiced law in Daviess County and was the prosecuting attorney there from 1854 to 1858. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. Although he was renominated in 1870, Sweeney declined the nomination and continued practicing law in Kentucky until his death in 1895. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001104]

Member of Kentucky Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 [this display].

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