William G. Angel

William Gardner Angel (born July 17, 1790 on Block Island , Rhode Island , †  August 13, 1858 in Angelica , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1833 he represented New York State twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1792, William Angel and his parents moved to a farm near Exeter, New York State, where he attended public schools. At the same time he worked on his parents' farm. In 1807 he began studying medicine, which he dropped out after eight months without a degree. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1817, he began to practice in Burlington in this profession. In the 1820s, he first joined the movement against later President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1824 Angel was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Isaac Williams on March 4, 1825 . Until March 3, 1827 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was determined by the discussions between the supporters of President John Quincy Adams or Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.

After the end of his first time in the US House of Representatives, William Angel moved to the faction of Andrew Jackson, from which the Democratic Party emerged in 1828 . In the elections of 1828 he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives in the 13th district of his state. There he replaced Samuel Chase on March 4, 1829 , who had been his successor two years earlier. After being re-elected, Angel could spend two more legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1833. 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.

After his final resignation from the US House of Representatives, William Angel worked as a lawyer in Hammondsport . In 1846 he took part as a delegate to a constitutional convention of his state; In 1847 he became a judge in Allegany County . He held this office until 1851. He died on August 13, 1858 in Angelica.

Web links

• William G. Angel in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Isaac Williams	United States House of Representatives for New York (13th constituency) March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827	Samuel Chase
Samuel Chase	United States House Representative for New York (13th constituency) March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833	Reuben Whallon