Elected officials · Whig Party
Joseph M. Root
Held 3 offices on file, 1845-1851.
About Joseph M. Root
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
Joseph M. Root (1807-1879) was born in Brutus, New York, and is on record as a United States representative for district 21 (1845-1851), Mayor of Sandusky and a member of the State Senate of Ohio.
Joseph M. Root died in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio in 1879, aged 71, and is buried at Oakland Cemetery, Ohio.
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 to 1849 | United States representative, district 21 | Whig | 2 terms. | bioguide.congress.gov |
| 1849 to 1851 | United States representative, district 21 | Free Soil | bioguide.congress.gov | |
| dates not on file | Mayor of Sandusky | wikidata.org | ||
| dates not on file | Member of the State Senate of Ohio | wikidata.org |
Parties on record
- Democratic
- Republican
- Whig Party
Records about this person
- wikidata · wikidata.org
- wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- bioguide · bioguide.congress.gov
- govtrack · govtrack.us
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