David Douglas Wagener (October 11, 1792 – October 1, 1860) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Wagener was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 11, 1972. He was captain of the Easton Union Guards from 1816 to 1829. Wagener was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses. He served as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Militia during the Twenty-fifth Congress. In 1852, he established the Easton Bank in 1852, and was its president until his death in Easton in 1860. He was interred in the

Easton Cemetery Easton Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Easton, Pennsylvania and the burial site of many notable individuals. ''Note:'' This includes The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Easton Cemetery's ...

."Wagener, David Douglas," ''The Political Graveyard''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wagener, David Douglas Politicians from Easton, Pennsylvania American bankers 1792 births 1860 deaths Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century American legislators Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania