Daniel Mace

Daniel Mace (born September 5, 1811 in Pickaway County , Ohio , †  July 26, 1867 in Lafayette , Indiana ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1851 and 1857 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Mace attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1835, he began to work in Lafayette in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1836 he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives. In 1837 he worked there in the administration. Between 1849 and 1853, Mace succeeded Courtland Cushing as the Indiana Attorney General.

In the 1850 congressional elections , Mace was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Joseph E. McDonald on March 4, 1851 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1857 . Since 1855 he represented the short-lived opposition party there . From 1855 to 1857 he was chairman of the Postal Committee. His time as a congressman was marked by the events leading up to the civil war .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Daniel Mace practiced law again. In 1866 he became the postman of Lafayette. He held this post until his death on July 26, 1867.

Web links

• Daniel Mace in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel Mace in the database of Find a Grave (English)