1. William Cumback was an American lawyer and Civil War veteran who served one term as a US Representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1857.
11 Facts About William Cumback
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William Cumback was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greensburg, Indiana, in 1853.
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William Cumback was elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress.
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William Cumback was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856, and thereafter resumed practicing law.
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William Cumback was appointed a paymaster in the Army and served throughout the Civil War.
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William Cumback served as member of the State senate in 1866.
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William Cumback was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1869.
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William Cumback served as a United States revenue collector from 1871 to 1883.
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William Cumback served as a trustee of DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
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William Cumback was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for governor in 1896.
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William Cumback is the namesake of the community of Cumback, Indiana.