Editing Isaac Toucey (section)

==Career==
In 1822, Toucey was named prosecuting attorney of [[Hartford County, Connecticut]]. He served in that position until 1835, when he was elected to the [[24th Congress|24th]] and [[25th Congress]]es (at-large and then representing the 1st District). He served from 1835 to 1839. He lost the election of 1838 and returned to his position as prosecuting attorney in 1842.

In [[1845 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1845]], Toucey ran for Governor of Connecticut and lost, but the [[Connecticut state legislature|Connecticut State Legislature]] appointed him to the position following the election in [[1846 Connecticut gubernatorial election|1846]]. During his tenure, an antibribery bill geared toward eliminating fraudulent electoral procedures was considered. He was defeated in an attempt at re-nomination in 1847.<ref>{{cite web|title=Isaac Toucey|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_connecticut/col2-content/main-content-list/title_toucey_isaac.html|publisher=National Governors Association|access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref>

In 1848, President [[James K. Polk]] appointed Toucey the 20th [[Attorney General of the United States]], a position he held until 1849. He returned to Connecticut and took a place in the [[Connecticut Senate]] in 1850, and then in the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]] in 1852.

Toucey was elected to the U.S. Senate for the term commencing March 4, 1851, and served from May 12, 1852, to March 3, 1857, having that year declined to be a candidate for reelection.<ref>{{cite web|title=Isaac Toucey|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/isaac_toucey/410891|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref> During that time, he often served as the legislative point man for [[Franklin Pierce]] and his administration.

[[James Buchanan]], with whom Toucey had served in the Polk administration, appointed him U.S. Secretary of the Navy in his [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] in 1857 as a sop to the Pierce faction as well as to represent New England in the Cabinet. A moderate Northerner much in line with Buchanan's thought in the sectional controversies of the day, Toucey held that post until 1861 and the arrival of the [[Abraham Lincoln]] administration. During that time, Toucey would undergo criticism for alleged corruption as uncovered by the [[Covode Committee]], resulting in him being censured by the House of Representatives in June 1860.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Story of the Five Little Pigs|url=https://elections.harpweek.com/1860/cartoon-1860-Medium.asp?UniqueID=45&Year=1860|publisher=HarpWeek|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref> Toucey was then replaced by one of his chief rivals in Connecticut, [[Gideon Welles]]. After 1861 he returned to his law practice.