Born in Hardin County , Kentucky , Read completed preparatory studies , studied law and was admitted to the bar , commencing practice in Hodgenville , Kentucky in 1849 . He was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1857 to 1865 , was a delegate to both of the Democratic National Conventions in 1860 and was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1863 , losing to Richard T. Jacob . Read was again a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864 , was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1867 to 1869 and was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1870 , serving from 1871 to 1875 , being unsuccessful for renomination in 1874 . Afterwards , he resumed practicing law until his death in Hodgenville , Kentucky on August 5 , 1880 . He was interned in Red Hill Cemetery in Hodgenville
Democratic National Convention
1864 Democratic National Convention
William B. Read