William R. Sapp
William R. Sapp | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Ohio's 15th district | |
| In officeMarch 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | William F. Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Burns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Robinson SappMarch 4, 1804 Cadiz, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1875 (aged 70) Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mound View Cemetery |
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William Robinson Sapp (March 4, 1804 – January 3, 1875) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1853 to 1857.
He is the uncle of William F. Sapp, a U.S. representative of Iowa.
Biography
Born at Cadiz, Ohio, Sapp moved to Knox County, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He engaged in the mercantile business in Danville. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice at Millersburg, Ohio.
Early career
He served as prosecuting attorney of Holmes County, Ohio. Presidential elector in 1844 for Clay/Frelinghuysen.[1]
He moved to Mount Vernon, Ohio, in 1846.
Congress
Sapp was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Later career and death
Assessor of internal revenue for the thirteenth district 1869-1872. He served as collector of internal revenue from 1872 until his death in Mount Vernon, Ohio, January 3, 1875. He was interred in Mound View Cemetery.
Sources
- ^Taylor 1899 : 255
- United States Congress. "William R. Sapp (id: S000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.
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- 1804 births
- 1875 deaths
- People from Cadiz, Ohio
- Whig Party United States representatives from Ohio
- Opposition Party United States representatives from Ohio
- 1844 United States presidential electors
- People from Millersburg, Ohio
- People from Knox County, Ohio
- Ohio lawyers
- County district attorneys in Ohio
- People from Mount Vernon, Ohio
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century United States representatives