Ansel T. Walling

Ansel T. Walling

Ansel Tracy Walling (born January 10, 1824 in Otsego County , New York , †  June 22, 1896 in Circleville , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, Ansel Walling moved to Erie County , Pennsylvania , where he attended public schools. After studying medicine, he worked as a doctor for a short time. Then he completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. In 1843 he came to Ohio, where he worked in the newspaper industry. In 1851 and 1852 he was employed by the state legislature. After studying law and its made in 1852 admitted to the bar he began in Keokuk ( Iowa to work) in this profession. From 1855 to 1858 he published the Daily Times there . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In June 1856 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati , where James Buchanan was nominated as a presidential candidate. In 1861 he moved to Circleville, where he practiced as a lawyer and continued his political career. In 1865 he was a member of the Ohio Senate ; in 1867 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the state of which he was president.

In the congressional election of 1874 Walling was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded William E. Finck on March 4, 1875 . Since he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party in 1876, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1877 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Ansel Walling returned to work as a lawyer. He died on June 22, 1896 in Circleville, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Ansel T. Walling in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ansel T. Walling in the database of Find a Grave (English)