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American politician
Francis Alanson Cunningham
(November 9, 1804 ? August 16, 1864) was a
U.S. Representative
from
Ohio
for one term from 1845 to 1847.
Biography
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Born in
Abbeville County, South Carolina
, Cunningham moved to
Eaton, Ohio
, in 1826.
He taught school. He studied medicine and commenced practice in 1829. He served as clerk of the court of Preble County in 1833.
Cunningham was elected as a
Democrat
to the
Twenty-ninth
Congress (March 4, 1845 ? March 3, 1847). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the
Thirtieth
Congress. He studied law. He was
admitted to the bar
in 1847 and began practice in Eaton.
He was appointed additional paymaster of Volunteers by President Polk December 30, 1847. He was commissioned
paymaster
in the Regular Army March 2, 1849, and was retired from active service August 27, 1863.
Death
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He died in
Eaton, Ohio
, August 16, 1864.
He was interred in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress