Levin Gale

Levin Gale (born April 24, 1784 in Elkton , Cecil County , Maryland , †  December 8, 1834 there ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Levin Gale was the son of Congressman George Gale (1756-1815). He attended the public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Elkton in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1816 he was a member of the Maryland Senate . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the congressional election of 1826 Gale was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded George Edward Mitchell on March 4, 1827 . Since he refused to run again in 1828, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1829 . This was determined by the heated discussions between supporters and opponents of Andrew Jackson. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Gale practiced again as a lawyer. He died on December 8, 1834 in his hometown of Elkton.

Web links

• Levin Gale in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)