William R. Sapp
William Robinson Sapp | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district | |
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | |
Preceded by | William F. Hunter |
Succeeded by | Joseph Burns |
Personal details | |
Born | (1804-03-04)March 4, 1804 Cadiz, Ohio |
Died | January 3, 1875(1875-01-03) (aged 70) Mount Vernon, Ohio |
Resting place | Mound View Cemetery |
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William Robinson Sapp (March 4, 1804 – January 3, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1853 to 1857. He is the uncle of U.S. Representative William F. Sapp 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. 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 the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | United States Representative from Ohio's 15th congressional district 1853–1857 | Succeeded by Joseph Burns |
- 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.