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Matthias Corwin

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Matthias Corwin
9th and 11th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
December 4, 1815 – December 1, 1816
Preceded byJohn Pollock
Succeeded byThomas Kirker
In office
December 2, 1811 – December 6, 1812
Preceded byEdward Tiffin
Succeeded byJohn Pollock
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Warren County
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
Unknown–Unknown
Personal details
Born(1761-02-19)February 19, 1761
Morris County, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 1829(1829-09-04) (aged 68)
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Matthias Corwin (February 19, 1761 – September 4, 1829) was an American politician. Born in Morris County, New Jersey, Corwin and his family moved to Ohio in 1798. Corwin served in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as speaker. His son was US Senator, Ohio Governor and US Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Corwin. Corwin died in Lebanon, Ohio.[1][2] He was a Presidential elector in 1812 for the James Madison ticket.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Historic Lebanon-Matthias Corwin
  2. ^ 'Hallock-Holyoke Pedigree and Collateral,' Charles Hallock and William Allen Hallock, Press of Morehouse and Carpenter: 1906, pg.62
  3. ^ Taylor & Taylor, p. 102.

References

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  • Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio.