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Allen G. Thurman

Held 5 offices on file, 1845-1881.

About Allen G. Thurman

Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).

Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895) was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and is on record as a United States representative for district 8 (1845-1847), a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1852-1856), a United States senator (1869-1881) and Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.

Allen G. Thurman died in Columbus, Ohio in 1895, aged 82, and is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery, Ohio.

Offices held

Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.

YearsOfficePartyNotesSource
1845 to 1847 United States representative, district 8 Democratic bioguide.congress.gov
1852 to 1856 Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Followed Peter Hitchcock. Followed by Charles Cleveland Convers. wikidata.org
1869 to 1875 United States senator Democratic bioguide.congress.gov
1871 to 1875 United States senator, Ohio Class 1 senate seat 2 terms. wikidata.org
1875 to 1881 United States senator Democratic bioguide.congress.gov
1877 to 1881 United States senator, Ohio Class 1 senate seat 2 terms. wikidata.org
1879 to 1880 President pro tempore of the United States Senate Followed Thomas W. Ferry. Followed by Thomas F. Bayard. wikidata.org
dates not on file Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court wikidata.org

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