{{Short description|American political leader (1829–1910)}} {{Infobox person | birth_date = October {{birth year|1829}} | birth_place = Alabama, US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1910|12|1|1829|10}} | death_place = Waller County, Texas, US | burial_place = Oakwood Cemetery, Hempstead, Texas, US | occupation = Political leader | website = }}
'''Madison''' "'''Matt'''" '''Kilpatrick''' (October 1829 – December 1, 1910) was an American politician.
== Biography == Kilpatrick was born into slavery in Alabama, in October 1829.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sance |first1=Melvin M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nNU3AQAAMAAJ&q=Madison+Kilpatrick+texas |title=The Afro-American Texans |last2=Antonio |first2=University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San |date=1987 |publisher=University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio |isbn=978-0-86701-036-7 |language=en}}</ref> He married his wife Bettie Bradford in 1863, after he and his owner moved to Louisiana. He later moved to Austin County, Texas, eventually moving onto a 400-acre farm in Hempstead for the remainder of his life. He had 7 children with his wife, and owned a blacksmith shop.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Kilpatrick, Madison |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/kilpatrick-madison |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref>
A Republican, he served as the first treasurer of Waller County, being elected in 1873 and December 1876. He died on December 1, 1910, aged 81, in Waller County, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Hempstead.<ref name=":0" /> A commemorative plaque was installed in Hempstead in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madison 'Matt' Kilpatrick Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=159398 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref>
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