David D. Wagener

David Douglas Wagener (October 11, 1792 – October 1, 1860) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.^[1][2]

David Douglas Wagener
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Succeeded by	John Westbrook
Personal details
Born	(1792-10-11)October 11, 1792 Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1860(1860-10-01) (aged 67) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party

Biography

Wagener was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 11, 1792. He was captain of the Easton Union Guards from 1816 to 1829.^[3][4]

Wagener was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses. He served as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Militia during the Twenty-fifth Congress.^[5][6]

In 1852, he established the Easton Bank, and was its president until his death in Easton in 1860. He was interred in the Easton Cemetery.^[7][8]

References

1. "Wagener, David Douglas" (W000016), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
2. "Wagener, David Douglas." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
3. "Wagener, David Douglas," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
4. "Wagener, David Douglas," The Political Graveyard.
5. "Wagener, David Douglas," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
6. "Wagener, David Douglas," The Political Graveyard.
7. "Wagener, David Douglas," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
8. "Wagener, David Douglas," The Political Graveyard.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry A. P. Muhlenberg	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district 1833–1841	Succeeded by John Westbrook