David T. Disney
David Tiernan Disney (August 25, 1803 – March 14, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Disney moved with his parents to Ohio in 1807. He attended the common schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He became a writer for a newspaper in 1825. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1829, 1831, and 1832, and served as speaker in the last-named year. He served in the State senate in 1833, 1834, 1843, and 1844, and was president of the senate in 1833. He was one of the commissioners to adjust the boundary line between the States of Ohio and Michigan in 1834. He served as chairman of the commission to adjust taxes of the counties of Ohio in 1840. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848.
Disney was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second, and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855). He 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. He died in Washington, D.C., March 14, 1857. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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| Preceded by James J. Faran |
United States Representative from Ohio's 1st congressional district 1849–1855 |
Succeeded by Timothy C. Day |
| Ohio House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Elijah Hayward Alexander Duncan Robert Todd Lytle |
Representative from Hamilton County 1829-1830 Served alongside: Samuel Reese Alexander Duncan George Graham |
Succeeded by Samuel Reese Daniel Stone Leonard Armstrong |
| Preceded by Samuel Reese Daniel Stone Leonard Armstrong |
Representative from Hamilton County 1831-1833 Served alongside: John Burgoyne Alexander Duncan Daniel H. Hawes Adam N. Riddle Samuel Bond Israel Brown |
Succeeded by Adam N. Riddle W. C. Anderson Samuel Bond John Burgoyne |
| Preceded by William B. Hubbard |
Speaker of the House 1832-1833 |
Succeeded by John H. Keith |
| Ohio Senate | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Duncan Samuel R. Miller |
Senator from Hamilton County 1833-1835 Served alongside: Alexander Duncan |
Succeeded by Henry Morse William Price |
| Preceded by Oliver Jones James J. Faran |
Senator from Hamilton County 1843-1845 Served alongside: Oliver Jones |
Succeeded by Oliver Jones James H. Ewing |
| Preceded by Samuel R. Miller |
Speaker of the Senate 1833-1834 |
Succeeded by Peter Hitchcock |
