# Madison Kilpatrick

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{{Short description|American political leader (1829–1910)}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_date         = October {{birth year|1829}}
| birth_place        = [Alabama](/source/Alabama), US
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1910|12|1|1829|10}}
| death_place        = [Waller County, Texas](/source/Waller_County%2C_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](/source/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](/source/Louisiana). He later moved to [Austin County, Texas](/source/Austin_County%2C_Texas), eventually moving onto a 400-acre farm in [Hempstead](/source/Hempstead%2C_Texas) 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](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), he served as the first treasurer of [Waller County](/source/Waller_County%2C_Texas), 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](/source/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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