William Key Bond
Date of Birth
Oct. 12, 1792
Date of Death
Feb. 17, 1864
Letters Authored
1
Letters Received
0
William Key Bond was born 230 years ago.
159 years ago, William Key Bond passed away at the age of 71.
Letters Authored in Collection
| Date | Recipient | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 10, 1826 | Lucy Bond | Ohio Congressman describes his stage coach trip to Columbus, Ohio |
History
INTRODUCTION
Bond, William Key, a Representative from Ohio; born in St. Marys County, Md., October 2, 1792; attended the schools at Litchfield, Conn., where he also studied law at the Litchfield Law School; moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1812; was admitted to the bar in 1813 and commenced practice in Chillicothe; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress; as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1841); chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-sixth Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1840; moved to Cincinnati in 1841 and continued the practice of his profession; appointed surveyor of the port of Cincinnati by President Fillmore May 2, 1849, and served until September 28, 1853; became interested in the development of railroads in the west; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 17, 1864; interment in Spring Grove Cemetery. {1}
FAMILY HISTORY
Parents: Richard Bond (b. abt. 1753, d. abt. 1800) and Susanna Gardner Key (b. abt. 1753).
Wife: Lucy Strong (b. 17 Sep 1797, d. 27 Aug 1860)
Children: William Key Bond (b. abt. 1818; Cecilia Bond (b. abt. 1819); Eleanor Jones (b. abt. 1823); Susan Key Bond (b. abt. 1823); Lucy Bond (b. abt. 1828); Josephine Bond (b. abt. 1832).
1850 CENSUS
W. K. Bond, 56, occupation noted as lawyer, is enumerated in the Census and living in Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio. Enumerated in the household are:
Lucy Bond, 47; Ellen Bond, 23; Lucy Bond, 22; Josephine Bond, 18; Susan Bond, 15; Mary Deffenport, 45; Anthney Kedasport, 21; Ellen McGinnes, 26; and Merbert Sheldes, 21.
1860 CENSUS
William K. Bond, 67, is enumerated in the Census in Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio. In his household: Lucy Bond, 60; Rebecca Gardner, 81; Louis Miller, 31 (servant); Johanna Flaherty, 30, born in Ireland; and Margret Hama, 25, born in Ireland.
{1} Biographical Directory of the United States Congress