Summary
William Marshall Inge (1802–1846) was an American politician that represented Tennessee's tenth district in the United States House of Representatives in the 23rd Congress.
William Marshall Inge | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer J. Shields |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1840 1844-1845 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1802 Granville County, North Carolina |
| Died | 1846 (aged 43–44) Livingston, Alabama |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Profession | lawyer politician |
Biography edit
Inge was born in Granville County, North Carolina in 1802. His parents were Richard Inge Sr., a Revolutionary War soldier,[1] and Sally Johnson. He attended the schools of North Carolina, moved to Tennessee, and continued his schooling. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law.[2]
Career edit
William Marshall Inge's career included work as a lawyer, a Superior Court Judge, a state politician (in both Tennessee and Alabama), and a national politician. He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1828 - 1833.[3] He was then elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1835.[4] He served as a Tennessee congressman alongside future U.S. President James Polk and frontiersman Davy Crockett.
Having moved to Livingston, Alabama in 1836, Inge resumed the practice of his profession. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1840, 1844, and 1845. While a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, he argued against the death penalty.[5]
Personal life edit
He married Susan Marr of Fayetteville, Tennessee. They had six children: Sally, Mary Turner (she married John T. Loudon who served with an Arkansas Union Infantry regiment during the Civil War), Eliza Jane, John, Susan, and William, Jr. Inge.[6]
Death edit
Inge died of heart disease[7] in Livingston, Alabama in 1846 and is interred at Livingston Cemetery. He was the uncle of U.S. Representative Samuel Williams Inge.[8]
References edit
- ^ Thomas M. Owen, Dictionary of Alabama Biography, vol. 3 (1921).
- ^ "William Marshall Inge". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 3, H-K edited by William S. Powell
- ^ "William Marshall Inge". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ Taming Alabama: Lawyers and Reformers, 1804-1929, By Paul M. Pruitt Jr., page 131
- ^ "Inge, William Marshall | NCpedia".
- ^ Reminiscences of Public Men in Alabama, page 184
- ^ "William Marshall Inge". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "William Marshall Inge (id: I000014)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.