William R. Sapp

William Robinson Sapp (born March 4, 1804 in Cadiz , Harrison County , Ohio , †  January 3, 1875 in Mount Vernon , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1857 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, William Sapp came to Knox County , Ohio, where he attended public schools. He then worked in trading in Danville . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1833, he began to work in this profession in Millersburg . Until 1846 he was also a prosecutor in the local Holmes County . That year he moved to Mount Vernon where he practiced as a lawyer. Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party .

In the congressional election of 1852 , Sapp was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 15th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded William F. Hunter on March 4, 1853 . After being re-elected as a candidate for the opposition party , he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1857 . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . In 1856 he was not re-elected.

During the Civil War, William Sapp was a staunch supporter of the Union. Politically, he became a supporter of the Republican Party . From 1869 to 1872 he worked for the tax authorities in the 13th fiscal district of his state. From 1872 until his death, he was in charge of the tax office at Mount Vernon. He also died in this city on January 3, 1875. His nephew William Fletcher Sapp (1824-1890) was a member of Congress for the state of Iowa .

Web links

• William R. Sapp in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William R. Sapp in the database of Find a Grave (English)