Daniel Mace (September 5, 1811 – July 26, 1867) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Mace attended the public schools. He studied law. He was

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in 1835 and practiced in

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. He served as member of the state house of representatives in 1836. He served as clerk of the state house of representatives in 1837 and United States attorney for Indiana 1849–1853. Mace was elected as a

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to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). He was re-elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He served as chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Thirty-fourth Congress). He resumed the practice of law. He was the Postmaster of LaFayette from September 22, 1866, until his death in LaFayette, July 26, 1867. He was interred in Greenbush Cemetery.

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