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David Spangler (congressman)

American politician (1796–1856)


Summary

American politician (1796–1856)

FieldValue
nameDavid Spangler
birthnameDavid Spangler
stateOhio
district
term_startMarch 4, 1833
term_endMarch 3, 1837
precededElisha Whittlesey
succeededDaniel Parkhurst Leadbetter
partyAnti-Jacksonian
restingplaceSouth Lawn Cemetery, Coshocton
death_placeCoshocton, Ohio, U.S.
birth_placeSharpsburg, Maryland, U.S.
death_date
birth_date

David Spangler (December 2, 1796 – October 18, 1856) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1833 to 1837.

Biography

Born in Sharpsburg, Maryland, Spangler moved with his parents to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1802. He attended public schools and worked at the blacksmith's trade before engaging in mercantile pursuits. Spangler then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1824. He commenced practice in Zanesville.

Congress

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the state house of representatives in 1830. He then moved to Coshocton, Ohio, in 1832 and continued to practice law. Spangler was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837).

Retirement and death

He declined candidacy for renomination in 1836 and for the nomination for Governor of Ohio in 1844.

Death

Spangler died in Coshocton on October 18, 1856, and was interred in South Lawn Cemetery.

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