David Spangler (politician)

David Spangler (born December 2, 1796 in Sharpsburg , Maryland , †  October 18, 1856 in Coshocton , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1802, David Spangler and his parents came to Zanesville in what is now Ohio. He attended the public schools in his new home and then worked for some time as a blacksmith and in trade. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1824, he began to practice this profession in Zanesville. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party and later the Whig Party . In 1830 he ran unsuccessfully for the Ohio House of Representatives . In 1832 he moved his residence and law firm to Coshocton.

In the congressional election of 1832 Spangler was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Elisha Whittlesey on March 4, 1833 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president. In 1836 Spangler renounced another candidacy; In 1844, he rejected the proposed nomination for election to governor of Ohio. He died on October 18, 1856 in Coshocton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• David Spangler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• David Spangler in the database of Find a Grave (English)