Eugene Pierce Gillespie (September 24, 1852 – December 16, 1899) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Gillespie, Eugene Pierce" (G000195), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023."Gillespie, Eugene Pierce." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
Biography Gillespie was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and St. Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in August 1874 and began his legal practice in Greenville.Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," The Political Graveyard.
Gillespie was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892.Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," The Political Graveyard.
He continued the practice of law until his death on December 16, 1899. He was buried at the Shenango Valley Cemetery.Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Gillespie, Eugene Pierce," The Political Graveyard.
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