William Richard Sadler
American politician
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William Richard Sadler was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented the 18th district of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1847 to 1850.[1]
William Richard Sadler | |
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Sadler's Senate portrait | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office 1847–1850 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Erskine Carson |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Ives |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1816 |
| Died | 1853 (aged 36–37) |
| Party | Whig |
| Children | John Durbin Sadler |
William Sadler's son, John Durbin Sadler, served as a Lieutenant in the Union Army during the American Civil War, being killed in the Battle of Antietam.[2]