Levin Gale
Levin Gale (April 24, 1784 – December 18, 1834) was an American politician. Born in Elkton, Maryland, Gale attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Elkton. He was member of the Maryland State Senate in 1816, and was elected from the sixth district of Maryland as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twentieth Congress, and served from March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1828, and resumed the practice of law. He died in Elkton.
His father, George Gale, was also a Congressman from Maryland.
References[]
- United States Congress. "Levin Gale (id: G000013)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1784 births
- 1834 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland
- Maryland state senators
- People from Elkton, Maryland
- Maryland Jacksonians
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
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