William C. McCauslen

William Cochran McCauslen (* 1796 in Steubenville , Ohio ; †  March 13, 1863 there ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William McCauslen attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began practicing this profession in Steubenville. For some time he worked as a lawyer with the later Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party, founded in 1828 . He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1829, 1830, 1832, and 1833 . He also published a democratic newspaper in Steubenville.

In the congressional election of 1842 McCauslen was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 17th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded John Hastings on March 4, 1843 . Until March 3, 1845 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs . In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

Between August 1846 and July 1847, McCauslen was a captain in an infantry regiment out of Ohio during the Mexican-American War . Politically, he no longer appeared. He died on March 13, 1863 in Steubenville, where he was also buried.

Web links

• William C. McCauslen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William C. McCauslen in the database of Find a Grave (English)