Austin Eli Wing

Austin Eli Wing (born February 3, 1792 in Conway , Hampshire County , Massachusetts , †  August 27, 1849 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1833 he represented the Michigan Territory twice as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, Austin Wing moved with his parents to Marietta in the Northwest Territory , where he attended public schools. He then studied until 1814 at Williams College in Williamstown . He later moved to Detroit , Michigan. There he worked as the private secretary of Territorial Governor Lewis Cass . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career in his new home.

In the congressional elections of 1824 he was elected as a delegate of the Michigan Territory to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Gabriel Richard on March 4, 1825 . After being re-elected in 1826, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1829 . These were shaped by the discussions between the supporters and opponents of the later President Andrew Jackson . Austin Wing was an opponent of Jackson. In the 1830s he helped found the Whig Party in his territory, which was in opposition to Jackson's Democratic Party . After his first tenure in the US House of Representatives ended, Wing moved to Monroe . Between March 4, 1831 and March 3, 1833 he was again able to represent his territory in the US Congress. During this time there was heated discussion of the politics of Andrew Jackson, who has now been elected President. It was about the controversial implementation of the Indian Removal Act , the nullification crisis with the state of South Carolina and the banking policy of the president.

In 1842, Wing was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives. He also became a board member of the University of Michigan . In 1846 he was named US Marshal for the states of Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin . He held this office until 1849. He died after illness on August 27, 1849 in a hospital in Cleveland.

Web links

• Austin Eli Wing in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Austin Eli Wing in the database of Find a Grave (English)