William R. Sapp | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | William F. Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Burns |
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| Born | William Robinson Sapp (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 a19th Century American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1853 to 1857.
He is the uncle of U.S. RepresentativeWilliam F. Sapp of Iowa.
Born atCadiz, Ohio, Sapp moved toKnox County, Ohio, where he attended the public schools.He engaged in the mercantile business inDanville.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice atMillersburg, Ohio.
He served asprosecuting attorney ofHolmes County, Ohio.Presidential elector in 1844 forClay/Frelinghuysen.[1]
He moved toMount Vernon, Ohio, in 1846.
Sapp was elected as aWhig to theThirty-third Congress and reelected as anOpposition Party candidate to theThirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
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.
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