district succeeded death_date death_place birth_place party term_end preceded term_start image article_title state name restingplace
ohio 12 12th thomas ewing , jr. 22 june 1896 circleville , ohio otsego county , new york democratic march 3 , 1877 william e. finck march 4 , 1875 ansel t. walling from findagrave.jpg ansel t. walling
 ohio ansel t. walling forest cemetery
ansel t. walling

ansel tracy walling -lrb- january 10 , 1824 -- june 22 , 1896 -rrb- was a u.s. representative from ohio .
born in otsego county , new york , walling moved to erie county , pennsylvania , where he attended a local academy .
he studied medicine and practiced a short time , and then learned the art of printing .
he moved to ohio in 1843 and engaged in newspaper work .
he served as clerk of the ohio general assembly in 1851 and 1852 .
he then studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1852 and practiced .
he moved to keokuk , iowa , and was editor of the `` daily times '' 1855-1858 .
he served as delegate to the 1856 democratic national convention .
he returned to ohio in 1861 and settled in circleville , where he resumed the practice of law .
he served as member of the ohio senate in 1865 .
he served in the ohio house of representatives in 1867 and was elected speaker pro tempore .
walling was elected as a democrat to the forty-fourth congress -lrb- march 4 , 1875 -- march 3 , 1877 -rrb- .
he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination .
he again engaged in the practice of law .
he died in circleville , ohio , june 22 , 1896 , and was interred in forest cemetery .
walling 's house in circleville has been well preserved to the present day ; it is listed on the national register of historic places .
