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American politician (1812–1890)
William D. Lindsley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJames M. Gaylord
Succeeded byJohn Sherman
Personal details
BornWilliam Dell Lindsley
(1812-12-25)December 25, 1812
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedMarch 11, 1890(1890-03-11) (aged 77)
Erie County, Ohio
Resting placeOakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic

William Dell Lindsley (December 25, 1812 – March 11, 1890) was a 19th-century American military veteran and politician who served one-term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1853 to 1855.

Biography

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Lindsley attended the common schools. He moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1832 and soon after to Erie County, Ohio, settling near Sandusky. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as captain in the Ohio Militia from 1840 to 1843 and as brigadier general in 1843.

Congress

Lindsley was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He resumed agricultural pursuits.

Death

He died in Perkins Township, Ohio, March 11, 1890. He was interred in Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Ohio.

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJames M. Gaylord Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th congressional district

1853–1855
Succeeded byJohn Sherman
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district
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