Biography

07/08/1814 - 06/20/1889

William McKinney Piatt Jr. (D17) Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties 1854-1856

Early Life:

William McKinney Piatt Jr., born July 8, 1814; Allenwood, Union County, Pennsylvania; son of William Sr. and Mary Brady Piatt, moved, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, 1835, opening a law office; married Rebecca Heston McClintock, 1845 children, Robert McClintock Piatt, Frank Hammond Piatt, James Wilson Piatt, Joseph Wood Piatt; Susquehanna County, 1850; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1853-1856, elected, Speaker, 1855-1856; returned to private practice; died, June 20, 1889, (aged 74) Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania; interment, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 17th district, Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties, 1854-1856, elected, Speaker, 1855-1856.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members P". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

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