US Congressman. He was born one of six children (he also had two brothers and three sisters) in Madison County, Kentucky, to Daniel Triplett and Elizabeth Richards Triplett, and was educated at and attended local common public schools in central Franklin County and Scott County, Kentucky. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced to practicing law in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1824. He then entered public service and was elected as a Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives and served in that position in 1824. In 1825, he married the daughter of General Stephen Hopkins and the niece of Major General Samuel Hopkins, Elizabeth Harwood "Betsy" Hopkins in Henderson County, Kentucky, and they had eight or nine children. He then ran for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected. A Whig, he then served Kentucky's 2nd District (Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-Seventh Congresses) in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1842. He lastly served as a Delegate to the Kentucky State Constitutional Convention in 1849. After his time in public service had ended he resumed his practice of law until his death. His wife Elizabeth passed away on January 14, 1852, at the age of 49. He passed away a little over two months later on March 30, 1852, in Owensboro, Kentucky, at the age of 52, and was buried beside his wife in the Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery in that city.
US Congressman. He was born one of six children (he also had two brothers and three sisters) in Madison County, Kentucky, to Daniel Triplett and Elizabeth Richards Triplett, and was educated at and attended local common public schools in central Franklin County and Scott County, Kentucky. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced to practicing law in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1824. He then entered public service and was elected as a Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives and served in that position in 1824. In 1825, he married the daughter of General Stephen Hopkins and the niece of Major General Samuel Hopkins, Elizabeth Harwood "Betsy" Hopkins in Henderson County, Kentucky, and they had eight or nine children. He then ran for a seat in the United States Congress and was elected. A Whig, he then served Kentucky's 2nd District (Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-Seventh Congresses) in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1842. He lastly served as a Delegate to the Kentucky State Constitutional Convention in 1849. After his time in public service had ended he resumed his practice of law until his death. His wife Elizabeth passed away on January 14, 1852, at the age of 49. He passed away a little over two months later on March 30, 1852, in Owensboro, Kentucky, at the age of 52, and was buried beside his wife in the Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery in that city.
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