David A. Dangler
{{short description|American politician (1826–1912)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = David A. Dangler
| image = Portrait of David A. Dangler (1887).png
| alt =
| caption = Portrait of Dangler in 1887 publication
| state_senate = Ohio
| district = 25th
| term_start = 1868
| term_end = 1870
| predecessor = Samuel Williamson
| successor = Worthy S. Streator
| state_house2 = Ohio
| district2 = Cuyahoga County
| term_start2 = 1866
| term_end2 = 1868
| predecessor2 = Charles H. Babcock, Azariah Everett, Charles B. Lockwood
| successor2 = Nelson B. Sherwin, Robert B. Sherwin, Morris E. Gallup
| alongside2 = C. B. Lockwood and Morris E. Gallup
| birth_name =
| birth_date = December {{Birth year|1826}}
| birth_place = Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1912|03|25|1826|12|}}
| death_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| resting_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Judith Clark
| children = 3
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|businessman}}
| signature = Signature of David A. Dangler (1887).png
}}
David A. Dangler (December 1826 – March 25, 1912) was an American politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing Cuyahoga County from 1866 to 1868 and the Ohio Senate from 1868 to 1870.
Early life
David A. Dangler was born in December 1826 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, to Sarah and Samuel Dangler. At an early age, he moved to Stark County, Ohio, with his parents. He was educated in common schools. At the age of 15, Dangler worked as a clerk in the Canton general store of Isaac Harter. He worked there until 1845.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924087027524/page/n475/mode/2up |title=History of the City of Cleveland: Its Settlement, Rise and Progress |editor-last=Robison |editor-first=W. Scott |year=1887 |publisher=Robison & Crockett |pages=410–411 |via=Archive.org}}{{Open access}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/magazineofwester4188clev/page/782/mode/2up |title=Magazine of Western Ohio |year=1884 |pages=782–786 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-09-03}}{{Open access}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/memorialrecordof01lewi_1/page/n365/mode/2up |title=Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of Cleveland, Ohio |year=1894 |publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company |pages=166–167 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-09-03}}{{Open access}}
Career
In 1845, Dangler moved to Massillon. In 1852, Dangler partnered with John Tennis of Massillon to start a hardware store in Cleveland under the name Tennis & Dangler. During the Civil War, Dangler worked with the department of the quartermaster. In 1868, Dangler withdrew from the business.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-veteran-businessman-die/158137654/ |title=Veteran Businessman Dies |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |publication-place=Cleveland |page=7 |date=1912-03-26 |access-date=2024-10-30 |via=Newspapers.com}} He founded the Dangler Vapor Stove Company in Cleveland in 1880 to manufacture gasoline fueled cooking stoves.{{cite news|title=Columbus|work=The Cleveland Leader|date=December 30, 1880|page=2}} He served as president of the company for at least seven years. It later merged with the American Stove Company.
He founded the Crystal Carbon Company in May 1886 to manufacture carbon points for arc lights.{{cite news|title=Articles of Incorporation|work=The Cleveland Leader|date=May 7, 1886|page=5}} It merged with the Boulton Carbon Company and Cleveland Carbon Company in July 1887 to become the Standard Carbon Company.{{cite news|title=The Carbon Pool|work=The Plain Dealer|date=July 27, 1887|page=5|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|title=The Carbon Pool Broken|work=The New York Times|date=July 27, 1887|page=4}} Dangler was elected its first president.{{cite news|title=Trouble in a Corporation|work=The Cleveland Leader|date=August 14, 1888|page=8}}
He was also president of the Domestic Manufacturing Company, the Elwood Steel Company, and the First National Bank of Elwood.
Politics
Dangler was a Republican.
In 1864, Dangler represented the 4th ward in the Cleveland City Council. He was chairman of the committee on schools.
He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, representing Cuyahoga County, in 1865. He served from 1866 to 1868. He worked in the legislature to move the city of Cleveland from a village marshall law enforcement system to a metropolitan system of policing.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/OhioStatesmenAndHundredYearBookFrom1788To1892/page/n357/mode/2up |title=Ohio Statesmen and Hundred Year Book |last=Taylor |first=W. A. |year=1892 |pages=372–373 |publisher=The Westbote Co., State Printers |access-date=2023-09-03 |via=Archive.org}}{{Open access}}
In 1867, Dangler was elected to the Ohio Senate, representing the 25th district. He served from 1868 to 1870.
Personal life
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Category:Politicians from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Category:People from Stark County, Ohio
Category:Politicians from Cleveland
Category:Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Ohio state senators
Category:American bank presidents