US representative, senator, and governor, born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. A self-educated surveyor who promoted Ohio's statehood in 1800, he sponsored legislation for affordable public land sales in Congress (Republican, Ohio, 180313) and the Senate (181319). As governor (18236), he promoted public education and canal-building programmes. He returned to Congress as a Whig (18403).
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Preceded by: Paul Fearing (Northwest Territory) |
U.S. Representative from Ohio's Statewide At-Large District 1803 - 1813 |
Succeeded by: John McLean, John Alexander, Duncan McArthur, James Caldwell, James Kilbourne, John S. Edwards |
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Preceded by: Alexander Campbell |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Ohio 1813 - 1819 |
Succeeded by: William A. Trimble |
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Preceded by: Allen Trimble |
Governor of Ohio 1822 - 1826 |
Succeeded by: Allen Trimble |
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Preceded by: Thomas Corwin |
U.S. Representative from Ohio's District 4 1841 - 1843 |
Succeeded by: Joseph Vance |
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| Tiffin • Kirker • Huntington • Meigs • Looker • Worthington • E. Brown • Trimble • Morrow • Trimble • McArthur • Lucas • Vance • Shannon • Corwin • Shannon • T. Bartley • Bebb • Ford • Wood • Medill • Chase • Dennison • Tod • Brough • Anderson • J.D. Cox • Hayes • Noyes • Allen • Hayes • Young • Bishop • Foster • Hoadly • Foraker • Campbell • McKinley • Bushnell • Nash • Herrick • Pattison • Harris • Harmon • J.M. Cox • Willis • J.M. Cox • Davis • Donahey • Cooper • White • Davey • Bricker • Lausche • Herbert • Lausche • J. Brown • O'Neill • DiSalle • Rhodes • Gilligan • Rhodes • Celeste • Voinovich • Hollister • Taft |
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