an ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁from ▁Ohio ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁to ▁Aud it ▁and ▁Control ▁the ▁Cont ing ent ▁Exp enses ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁and ▁ 2 8 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress es ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Library ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress . ▁He ▁was ▁cens ured ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁for ▁bre ach ▁of ▁confidence ▁for ▁passing ▁copies ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁treat y ▁with ▁Texas ▁to ▁the ▁press . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁Congress , ▁T app an ▁res umed ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Ste uben ville ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁in ▁Ste uben ville , ▁Jefferson ▁County , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁Union ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Ste uben ville . ▁ ▁S ett ler ▁and ▁city ▁founder ▁ ▁T app an ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁sett ler ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Western ▁Reserve ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Ohio ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sett lers ▁in ▁Port age ▁County ▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁R aven na . ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁T app an ▁was ▁the