David Spangler (congressman) explained

David Spangler
Birthname:David Spangler
State:Ohio
Term Start:March 4, 1833
Term End:March 3, 1837
Preceded:Elisha Whittlesey
Succeeded:Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter
Party:Anti-Jacksonian
Restingplace:South Lawn Cemetery, Coshocton
Death Place:Coshocton, Ohio
Birth Place:Sharpsburg, Maryland
Birth Date:2 December 1796

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.