Rep. Joshua Giddings

Giddings was the representative for Ohio’s 20^th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1857 to 1859.

He was previously the representative for Ohio’s 20^th congressional district as an Ind. Republican-Democrat from 1855 to 1857; the representative for Ohio’s 20^th congressional district as a Free Soil from 1853 to 1855; the representative for Ohio’s 20^th congressional district as a Free Soil from 1851 to 1853; the representative for Ohio’s 20^th congressional district as a Free Soil from 1849 to 1851; the representative for Ohio’s 20^th congressional district as a Whig from 1847 to 1849; the representative for Ohio’s 20^th congressional district as a Whig from 1845 to 1847; the representative for Ohio’s 20^th congressional district as a Whig from 1843 to 1845; the representative for Ohio’s 16^th congressional district as a Whig from 1839 to 1843; and the representative for Ohio’s 16^th congressional district as a Whig from 1837 to 1839.

Giddings faced an allegation of violating House "gag rule" on slavery discussions by introducing a series of resolutions defending a slave rebellion aboard the Creole, a ship that had sailed from Virginia carrying 135 persons to be sold in New Orleans. On Mar. 22, 1842, the House of Representatives censured him, 125-69. On Mar. 22, 1842, he resigned. On May. 5, 1842, he was re-elected to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation.