{{Short description|American politician}} {{for multi|the American diplomat|James B. Engle|the American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient|James Edgar Engle}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox Governor |name= James Engle |image= |caption= |order=7th |office= Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |term_start= 1809 |term_end= January 5, 1821 |predecessor= Nathaniel Boileau |successor= John Weber |birth_date= {{birth year|1757}} |birth_place= Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date= {{death date and age|1821|1|5|1757}} |death_place= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |spouse= |profession= |party= Democratic-Republican |age= }}

'''James Engle''' (1757<ref name=DARLineage>{{Citation | last = Daughters of the American Revolution | title = Lineage Book | publisher=Daughters of the American Revolution | year = 1908 | volume = 26 | page = 200 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ElpVq6EpRXQC&q=%22James+engle%22+%2B+pennsylvania+%2B+1821&pg=PA200 }}</ref> – January 5, 1821<ref>{{Citation | last = Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library | title = Pennsylvania Archives | publisher=s.n. | year = 1897 | page = 816 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=id8LAAAAYAAJ&q=%22James+engle%22+%2B+ensign&pg=PA816 }}</ref>) fought in the American Revolutionary War, was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives<ref>{{Citation | title = Election Returns | newspaper=Pennsylvania Herald | page = 2 | date = 1809-11-29 }}</ref> from Philadelphia County and served as speaker in 1809.<ref>{{Citation | title = Laws enacted in the general assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania | publisher=State of Pennsylvania | year = 1810 | page = 12 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AAgrAAAAIAAJ&q=%22James+engle%22+%2B+philadelphia&pg=PA12 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = Message from the governor | newspaper=Washington Reporter | page = 2 | date = 1809-03-13 }}</ref>

==Early life== Engle was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania.<ref name=DARLineage />

==Military service== Engle enlisted at age 19, (other sources list 18<ref name=DARLineage />) was a sergeant, ensign (commissioned September 20, 1776<ref>{{Citation | last1 = Richards | first1 = Henry Melchior Muhlenberg | last2 = Pennsylvania-German Society | title = Valley Forge and the Pennsylvania-Germans: Address Delivered at Valley Forge at the Annual Meeting of the Society | publisher=Press of the New era printing company | year = 1918 | page = 24 | volume = 26 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=baBuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22James+engle%22+%2B+pennsylvania&pg=RA1-PA24 }}</ref>), and second lieutenant (promoted 1777<ref name=DARLineage />) in the Third Regiment Pennsylvania Line.<ref>{{Citation | last = Cutter | first = William Richard | title = New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation | publisher=Lewis historical publishing company | year = 1914 | page = 171 | volume = 1 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=e88UAAAAYAAJ&q=%22James+engle%22+%2B+susan&pg=PA171 }}</ref> He enlisted in Captain Samuel Watson's company. Engle served in the following locations/battles:<ref name=DARLineage />

* Canadian campaign * Ticonderoga * Germantown * Valley Forge

==Political activities== Engle was a member of the Democratic Republican party.<ref>{{Citation | title = (Legislative) | newspaper=The Tickler | page = 2 | date = 1808-10-12 }}</ref>

He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1801. (Other Democratic Republicans elected along with him from Philadelphia County included Jacob Holgate, William Penrose, Elijah Gordon, John Goodman, and George Ingles.) There were no opposition candidates from the Federalist Party.<ref>{{Citation | newspaper=Herald of Liberty | page = 2 | date = 1801-10-26 }}</ref>

In 1808, he received 4,374 votes for his seat in the House.<ref>{{Citation | title = Election Returns | newspaper=Washington Reporter | page = 2 | date = 1808-10-24 }}</ref>

On December 21, 1808, Engle was elected Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.<ref>{{Citation | newspaper=Pennsylvania Herald | page = 2 | date = 1808-12-28 }}</ref>

==Personal life== Engle married Margaret Marshall on May 4, 1785.<ref>{{Citation | last1 = Hazard | first1 = Samuel | last2 = Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania State Library | title = Pennsylvania archives | publisher=s.n. | year = 1907 | page = 301 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hCMUAAAAYAAJ&q=%22James+engle%22+%2B+pennsylvania&pg=PA301 }}</ref>

==Other activities== Engle was a member of the Guardians of the Poor.<ref>{{Citation | title = Alms-House, Sept. 25 | newspaper=Philadelphia Gazette | page = 4 | date = 1799-10-08 }}</ref>

==Death== Engle died in Philadelphia.<ref name=DARLineage />

==Descendants== * '''Daughter:''' Sarah Engle, Philadelphia. Married to Robert Patterson. * '''Grandson:''' Robert Emmet Patterson, Philadelphia. Elected to membership in the Sons of the American Revolution: December 11, 1893.<ref>{{Citation |author1=Pennsylvania Society |author2=Sons of the Revolution | title = Decennial register of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution: 1888–1898 | publisher=F. B. Lippincott | year = 1907 | page = 163 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Q6tYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22James+engle%22+%2B+pennsylvania+%2B+1821&pg=PA163 }}</ref>

* '''Great-Granddaughter:''' Susan Engle Negus, Philadelphia<ref>{{Citation | last = Daughters of the American Revolution | title = Lineage book | publisher=Daughters of the American Revolution | year = 1912 | page = 271 | volume = 35 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qYcnNsoTd_AC&q=%22James+engle%22+%2B+pennsylvania&pg=PA271 }}</ref>

==See also== * Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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