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

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for three terms from 1849 to 1855. He also served as

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of both the

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and the

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Early life and career

David Disney was born in

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, but moved to Ohio in 1807 where he spent most of his life. After he was

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and commenced practice in

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State legislature

He served as member of the

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

, 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

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was nominated for President.

Congress

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.

Death

He died in 1857 in Washington, D.C., March 14, 1857. He was interred in

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Sources

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