David Spangler (congressman)
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David Spangler (December 2, 1796 – October 18, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Sharpsburg, Maryland, Spangler moved with his parents to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1802. He attended the public schools and worked at the blacksmith's trade before engaging in mercantile pursuits. Spangler then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1824 and commenced practice in Zanesville.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the state house of representatives in 1830. He then moved to Coshocton, Ohio, in 1832 and continued the practice of law. Spangler was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1837). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1836 and for the nomination for Governor of Ohio in 1844.
Spangler died in Coshocton on October 18, 1856, and was interred in South Lawn Cemetery.
