William R. Sapp

William Robinson Sapp
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
Preceded by	William F. Hunter
Succeeded by	Joseph Burns
Personal details
Born	March 4, 1804 Cadiz, Ohio
Died	January 3, 1875 (aged 70) Mount Vernon, Ohio
Resting place	Mound View Cemetery
Political party	Whig Opposition

William Robinson Sapp (March 4, 1804 – January 3, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and uncle of U.S. Representative William F. Sapp of Iowa.

Born at Cadiz, Ohio, Sapp moved to Knox County, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He engaged in the mercantile business in Danville. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice at Millersburg, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney of Holmes County, Ohio. Presidential elector in 1844 for Clay/Frelinghuysen.^[1] He moved to Mount Vernon, Ohio, in 1846.

Sapp was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. Assessor of internal revenue for the thirteenth district 1869-1872. He served as collector of internal revenue from 1872 until his death in Mount Vernon, Ohio, January 3, 1875. He was interred in Mound View Cemetery.

Sources

1. Taylor 1899 : 255

• William R. Sapp at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
•  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.