William Doan

William Doan (born April 4, 1792 in the District of Maine , Massachusetts , †  June 22, 1847 in Withamsville , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1843 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now Maine , William Doan attended public schools in his homeland. In 1812 he came to Ohio with his parents, where the family settled near Lindale . After a subsequent medical degree and his license as a doctor in 1818, he began to work in Withamsville in this profession. In 1827 he completed his medical training at Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1831 and 1832 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives ; from 1833 to 1834 he was a member of the local state senate .

In the congressional election of 1838 Doan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Thomas L. Hamer on March 4, 1839 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1843 . The period after 1841 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.

In 1842 William Doan declined to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a doctor again. He died in Withamsville on June 22, 1847.

Web links

• William Doan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Doan in the database of Find a Grave (English)