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Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792 – July 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 . President Buchanan and his Cabinet.
Isaac Toucey was born in 1796 in Newton, Massachusetts. He studied the law, was admitted to the state bar in 1818, and then established a law practice in Hartford, Connecticut. From 1821 to 1835, Toucey served as prosecuting attorney for Hartford County before being elected to the United States House of Representatives.
Oct 24, 2022 · Isaac Toucey was born in Newtown, Connecticut, on November 15, 1796. He received a classical education, studied law and was admitted to the bar at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1818. He was appointed State's attorney in 1822 and held that office until 1835.
Isaac Toucey served as U.S. attorney general from 1848 to 1849. A leading Connecticut politician before his appointment by President james polk, Toucey went on to serve as secretary of the navy in the administration of james buchanan.
A man of poise and integrity, Isaac Toucey, later contemporaries maintained, looked either like Andrew Jackson or President James K. Polk. There is some question as to Isaac’s correct ancestry. Most published sources indicate that he was born in Newtown, Connecticut on November 5, 1796.
ISAAC TOUCEY, Connecticut’s 16th governor was born on November 5, 1796, in Newtown, Connecticut. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1818, and practiced in Hartford, Connecticut. Toucey served as Hartford County’s prosecuting attorney from 1822 to 1835.
Toucey was accused of supporting the Confederate Army by manipulating the placement of Navy vessels, such as those still in South and Central America, making them inaccessible for the purpose of the war.
