Eugene P. Gillespie

Eugene Pierce Gillespie was a Democratic member of the U.S. [House of Representatives] from Pennsylvania.

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 was elected as a Democrat to the 52nd [United States Congress|Fifty-second] Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892.
He continued the practice of law until his death on December 16, 1899. He was buried at the Shenango Valley Cemetery.