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Thomas Corwin
Held 7 offices on file, 1821-1863.
About Thomas Corwin
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
Thomas Corwin (1794-1865) was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and is on record as an Ohio state representative (1821-1822), a United States representative (1831-1841 and 1859-1863), Governor of Ohio (1840-1842), a United States senator (1845-1851), United States Secretary of the Treasury (1850-1853), United States Ambassador to Mexico and a senator.
Thomas Corwin's occupations on record: lawyer, jurist and ambassador. Thomas Corwin died in 1865, aged 71, and is buried at Lebanon Cemetery, Ohio.
Thomas Corwin is related to another person who held office in Ohio: Matthias Corwin (father).
- Matthias Corwin, father
- Followed John Bigger as Ohio state representative
- Followed Wilson Shannon as Governor of Ohio
- Was followed by Wilson Shannon as Governor of Ohio
- Was followed by Thomas Ewing as United States senator
- Followed John B. Weller as United States Ambassador to Mexico
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 to 1823 | Ohio state representative | Followed John Bigger. | wikidata.org | |
| 1831 to 1833 | United States representative, district 2 | Whig | bioguide.congress.gov | |
| 1833 to 1841 | United States representative, district 4 | Whig | 4 terms. | bioguide.congress.gov |
| 1840 to 1842 | Governor of Ohio | Followed Wilson Shannon. Followed by Wilson Shannon. | wikidata.org | |
| 1845 to 1851 | United States senator | Whig | bioguide.congress.gov | |
| 1847 to 1850 | United States senator, Ohio Class 1 senate seat | 2 terms. | wikidata.org | |
| 1850 to 1853 | United States Secretary of the Treasury | Followed William M. Meredith. Followed by James Guthrie. | wikidata.org | |
| 1859 to 1863 | United States representative, district 7 | Republican | 2 terms. | bioguide.congress.gov |
| dates not on file | United States Ambassador to Mexico | Followed John B. Weller. | wikidata.org | |
| dates not on file | Senator | wikidata.org |
Parties on record
- 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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