David T. Disney

David Tiernan Disney (August 25, 1803 – March 14, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

David Tiernan Disney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	James J. Faran
Succeeded by	Timothy C. Day
19th Speaker of the Ohio State Senate
In office December 2, 1833 – November 30, 1834
Preceded by	Samuel R. Miller
Succeeded by	Peter Hitchcock
24th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office December 3, 1832 – December 1, 1833
Preceded by	William Blackstone Hubbard
Succeeded by	John H. Keith
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office 1833-1834 1843-1844
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office 1829 1831-1832
Personal details
Born	August 25, 1803 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	March 14, 1857 (aged 53) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

David Disney was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but moved to Ohio in 1807 where he spent most of his life. After he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Cincinnati, he served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1829, 1831, and 1832, serving as speaker for the 1832-33 session. After his last term in the house, he moved over to the Ohio State Senate, where he was immediately elected Speaker of the Senate (the predecessor position to the President of the Senate), in 1833. He was elected for another term in 1834, and would serve two more in 1843 and 1844. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848 where Lewis Cass was nominated for President.

Disney was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third Congresses, and served as chairman of the Committee on Elections (Thirty-second Congress), Committee on Public Lands (Thirty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1854, and died a few years later in Washington, D.C., March 14, 1857. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sources

• United States Congress. "David T. Disney (id: D000361)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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