Joseph E. McDonald

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Joseph E. McDonald

Joseph Ewing McDonald (born  August 29, 1819 in Butler County , Ohio , †  June 21, 1891 in Indianapolis , Indiana ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Indiana in both chambers of Congress .

In 1826, Joseph McDonald and his mother moved from Ohio to Montgomery County , Indiana. When he was twelve years old, he went to work for a saddler in Lafayette . He later attended Wabash College in Crawfordsville before graduating from Asbury University in Greencastle in 1840 . He then studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1843 and worked from 1843 to 1847 as a prosecutor before he settled as a freelance lawyer in Crawfordsville.

His political career began with the election to the House of Representatives of the United States , which he belonged from March 4, 1849 as a representative of the eighth Congressional electoral district of Indiana. After two years, he left the Congress again. In 1856 he was elected Attorney General of Indiana, which he remained after confirmation in office until 1860. After moving to Indianapolis in 1859, McDonald ran for governor of Indiana in 1864 ; he was clearly defeated by the Republican incumbent Oliver Hazard Perry Morton , with whom he had long been friends.

In 1874, Joseph McDonald ran successfully for a seat in the United States Senate , which he held from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1881. When trying to be re-elected, he failed because of the later US President Benjamin Harrison . McDonald then withdrew from politics and died in Indianapolis in 1891.

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SURNAME McDonald, Joseph E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McDonald, Joseph Ewing (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Butler County , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 1891
Place of death Indianapolis , Indiana