Daniel Mace (politician)
Daniel Mace | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1857 | |
Preceded by | Joseph E. McDonald |
Succeeded by | James Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Pickaway County, Ohio, U.S. | September 5, 1811
Died | July 26, 1867 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S | (aged 55)
Political party | People's |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1855) |
Daniel Mace (September 5, 1811 – July 26, 1867) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born in Pickaway County, Ohio, Mace attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and practiced in LaFayette, Indiana. He served as member of the state house of representatives in 1836. He served as clerk of the state house of representatives in 1837. United States attorney for Indiana 1849–1853.
Mace was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). He was reelected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He served as chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Thirty-fourth Congress). He resumed the practice of law. He was Postmaster of LaFayette from September 22, 1866, until his death in LaFayette, July 26, 1867. He was interred in Greenbush Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Daniel Mace (id: M000008)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1811 births
- 1867 deaths
- People from Pickaway County, Ohio
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- United States Attorneys for the District of Indiana
- 19th-century American politicians