Background
Engle was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Engle was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Engle enlisted at age 19, (other sources list 18) was a sergeant, ensign (commissioned September 20, 1776), and second lieutenant (promoted 1777) in the Third Regiment Pennsylvania Lincolnshire. He enlisted in Captain Samuel Watson"s company. Engle served in the following locations/battles: Canadian campaign Ticonderoga Germantown Valley Forge 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.
In 1808, he received 4,374 votes for his seat in the House. On December 21, 1808, Engle was elected Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Engle died in Philadelphia.
Engle was a member of the Democratic Republican party. Engle was a member of the Guardians of the Poor.