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What position did Isaac Toucey take from May 1852 to Mar 1857?
Isaac Toucey Isaac Toucey ( November 15 , 1792July 30 , 1869 ) was an American politician who served as a U.S . senator , U.S . Secretary of the Navy , U.S . Attorney General and the 33rd Governor of Connecticut . Biography . Born in Newtown , Connecticut , Toucey pursued classical studies ; studied law and was admitted to the bar at Hartford , Connecticut , in 1818 . From 1825 to 1835 he had his own practice in Hartford , Connecticut . He married Catherine Nichols in Hartford on October 28 , 1827 . The couple never had any children . Career . In 1822 , Toucey was named prosecuting attorney of Hartford County , Connecticut . He served in that position until 1835 , when he was elected to the 24th and 25th Congresses ( at-large and then representing the 1st District ) . He served from 1835 to 1839 . He lost the election of 1838 and returned to his position as prosecuting attorney in 1842 . In 1845 , Toucey ran for Governor of Connecticut and lost , but the Connecticut State Legislature appointed him to the position following the election in 1846 . During his tenure , an antibribery bill geared toward eliminating fraudulent electoral procedures was considered . He was defeated in an attempt at re-nomination in 1847 . In 1848 , President James K . Polk appointed Toucey the 20th Attorney General of the United States , a position he held until 1849 . He returned to Connecticut and took a place in the Connecticut Senate in 1850 , and then in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1852 . Toucey was elected to the U.S . Senate for the term commencing March 4 , 1851 , and served from May 12 , 1852 , to March 3 , 1857 , having that year declined to be a candidate for reelection . During that time , he often served as the legislative point man for Franklin Pierce and his administration . James Buchanan , who Toucey had served with in the Polk administration , appointed him U.S . Secretary of the Navy in his Cabinet in 1857 as a sop to the Pierce faction as well as to represent New England in the Cabinet . A moderate Northerner much in line with Buchanans thought in the sectional controversies of the day , Toucey held that post until 1861 and the arrival of the Abraham Lincoln administration . Toucey was then replaced by one of his chief rivals in Connecticut , Gideon Welles . After 1861 he returned to his law practice . Death and legacy . Toucey died in Hartford on July 30 , 1869 . He is interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford , Connecticut . USS Toucey ( DD-282 ) was named for him . External links . - Connecticut State Library : Isaac Toucey , Governor of Connecticut from 1846 to 1847 - National Governors Association - Govtrack US Congress - The Political Graveyard