He ran unsuccessfully for election in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress, and again in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He served as a presidential elector on the Democratic tickets in 1852, 1856, and 1860. He was finally elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Guthrie, and served from February 19, 1868, to March 3, 1871. However, McCreery faced many accusations by then-Governor John W. Stevenson, of helping hated former Union General Steven G. Burbridge obtain a position as revenue collector,[2][3] and lost to Stevenson in the following election. McCreery was again elected to the United States Senate in 1872 and served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1879, when he declined to be a candidate for reelection. He retired from public life and lived on his farm in Daviess County, Kentucky, and moved back to Owensboro, where he died and was interred in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.[4]
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^Hugh O. Potter's History of Owensboro and Daviess County, Kentucky, pp.182, Herff Jones-Paragon Publishing, Montgomery, Alabama and Louisville, KY, 1974
^Owen, Tom (2004). "John White Stevenson" in Harrison, Lowell H. Kentucky's Governors (Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, 2004) p. 100
^Tapp, Hambleton; James C. Klotter, Kentucky: Decades of Discord, 1865–1900 (Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, 2007), p. 380.
thomas, mccreery, 19th, century, baseball, player, mccreery, senator, mccreery, redirects, here, other, uses, senator, mccreery, disambiguation, thomas, clay, mccreery, december, 1816, july, 1890, democratic, senator, from, kentucky, thomas, clay, mccreeryunit. For the 19th century baseball player see Tom McCreery Senator McCreery redirects here For other uses see Senator McCreery disambiguation Thomas Clay McCreery December 12 1816 July 10 1890 was a Democratic U S Senator from Kentucky Thomas Clay McCreeryUnited States Senatorfrom KentuckyIn office February 19 1868 March 4 1871Preceded byJames GuthrieSucceeded byJohn W StevensonIn office March 4 1873 March 4 1879Preceded byWillis B MachenSucceeded byJohn S WilliamsPersonal detailsBorn 1816 12 12 December 12 1816Owensboro KentuckyDiedJuly 10 1890 1890 07 10 aged 73 Owensboro KentuckyPolitical partyDemocraticBorn at Yelvington Kentucky 1 McCreery graduated from Centre College in Danville Kentucky in 1837 He studied law passed the bar and commenced practice in Frankfort Kentucky He then returned to Owensboro and engaged in literary pursuits He ran unsuccessfully for election in 1842 to the Twenty eighth Congress and again in 1844 to the Twenty ninth Congress He served as a presidential elector on the Democratic tickets in 1852 1856 and 1860 He was finally elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Guthrie and served from February 19 1868 to March 3 1871 However McCreery faced many accusations by then Governor John W Stevenson of helping hated former Union General Steven G Burbridge obtain a position as revenue collector 2 3 and lost to Stevenson in the following election McCreery was again elected to the United States Senate in 1872 and served from March 4 1873 to March 3 1879 when he declined to be a candidate for reelection He retired from public life and lived on his farm in Daviess County Kentucky and moved back to Owensboro where he died and was interred in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery 4 References edit Hugh O Potter s History of Owensboro and Daviess County Kentucky pp 182 Herff Jones Paragon Publishing Montgomery Alabama and Louisville KY 1974 Owen Tom 2004 John White Stevenson in Harrison Lowell H Kentucky s Governors Lexington Kentucky The University Press of Kentucky 2004 p 100 Tapp Hambleton James C Klotter Kentucky Decades of Discord 1865 1900 Lexington Kentucky The University Press of Kentucky 2007 p 380 United States Congress Thomas C McCreery id M000385 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S SenatePreceded byJames Guthrie U S senator Class 2 from Kentucky1868 1871 Served alongside Garrett Davis Succeeded byJohn W StevensonPreceded byWillis B Machen U S senator Class 3 from Kentucky1873 1879 Served alongside John W Stevenson James B Beck Succeeded byJohn S Williams nbsp This article about a Kentucky politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas C McCreery amp oldid 1108306501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
