Ohio Officers - State and National

Arthur ST. CLAIR [1] 1788-1802. Charles W. BYRD [2], Hamilton County, 1802-3. Edward TIFFIN [3], Ross, 1803-7. Thomas KIRKER [4], Adams, 1807-8. Samuel HUNTINGTON, Trumbull, 1808-10. Return Jonathan MEIGS [5], Washington 1810-14. Othniel LOOKER [*], Hamilton, 1814. Thomas WORTHINGTON Ross, 1814-18. Ethan Allen BROWN [6], Hamilton, 1818-22. Allen TRIMBLE, [*] Highland, 1822. Jeremiah MORROW, Warren, 1822-6. Allen TRIMBLE, Highland, 1826-30. Duncan McARTHUR, Ross, 1830-32. Robert LUCAS, Pike, 1832-6. Joseph VANCE. Champaign, 1836-8. Wilson SHANNON, Belmont, 1838-40. Thomas CORWIN, Warren, 1840-2. Wilson SHANNON [7] 1842-4, Belmont 1838-40. Thomas W. BARTLEY [*], Richland, 1844. Mordecai BARTLEY, Richland, 1844-6. William BEBB, Butler, 1846-9. Seabury FORD [8], Geauga, 1849-50. Reuben WOOD [9], Cuyahoga, 1850-3. William MEDILL [10], Fairfield, 1853-6. Salmon P. CHASE, Hamilton 1856-60. William DENNISON, Franklin, 1860-2. David TOD, Mahoning, 1862-4. John BROUGH [11], Cuyahoga, 1864-5. Charles ANDERSON, [†] Montgomery, 1865-6. Jacob D. COX, Trumbull, 1866-8. Rutherford B. HAYES, Hamilton, 1868-72, Edward F. NOYES, Hamilton, 1872-4. William ALLEN, Ross, 1874-6. Rutherford B. HAYES [12] Sandusky, 1876-7. Thomas L. YOUNG, [†], Hamilton, 1877-8. Richard M. BISHOP, Hamilton, 1878-80. Charles FOSTER, Seneca, 1880-4. George HOADLY, Hamilton, 1884-6. Joseph B. FORAKER, Hamilton, 1886-90.

[1] Arthur ST. CLAIR, of Pennsylvania, was Governor (if the Northwest Territory, of which Ohio was a part, from July 13, 1788, when the first civil government was established in the Territory, until about the close of the year 1802, when he was removed by the President.

[2] Secretary of the Territory, and was Acting Governor if the Territory after the removal of Governor ST. CLAIR.

[4] Return Jonathan MEIGS was elected Governor on the second Tuesday of October, 1807, over Nathaniel MASSIE, who contested the election of MEIGS on the ground "that he had not been resident of this State for four years next preceding the election as required by the Constitution," and the General Assembly, in joint convention, decided that he was not eligible; The office was not given to Massie, nor does it appear from the records that he claimed it, but Thomas KIRKER, Acting Governor, continued to discharge the duties of the office until December 12, 1808, when Samuel HUNTINGTON was inaugurated, he having been elected on the second Tuesday of October in that year.

[5] Resigned March 25, 1814, to accept the office of Postmaster-General of the United States.

[8] The result of the election in 1848 was not finally determined in joint convention of the two houses of the General-Assembly until January 19, 1849, and the inauguration did not take place until the 22d of that month.

[10] Elected in October, 1853, for the regular term, to commence on the second Monday in January, 1854

[12] Resigned March 2, 1877, to accept the office of President of the United States.

William MEDILL, 1852-4. James MYERS, 1854-6. Thomas FORD, 1856-8. Martin WELKER, 1858-60. Robert C. KIRK, 1860-2. Benjamin STANTON, 1862-4. Charles ANDERSON, 1864-6. Andrew G. McBURNEY, 1866-8. John C. LEE, 1868-72. Jacob MUELLER, 1872-4. Alphonso HART, 1874-6. Thomas L. YOUNG [1], 1876-7. H. W. CURTISS [2], 1877-8. Jabez W. FITCH, 1878-80. Andrew HICKENLOOPER, 1880-2. R. G. RICHARDS, 1882-4. John G. WARWICK, 1884-6. Robert P. KENNEDY [3], 1886-7. Silas A. CONRAD, 1887-8. William C. LYONS, 1888-90.

[1] Became Governor, vice Rutherford B. Hayes, who resigned March 2, 1877, to become President of the United States.

Hamilton County.—John W. BROWNE, Charles Willing BYRD, Francis DUNLAVY, William GOFORTH, John KITCHEL, Jeremiah MORROW, John PAUL, John RILEY, John SMITH and John WILSON.

Jefferson County.—Rudolph BAIR, George HUMPHREY, John MILLIGAN, Nathan UPDEGRAFF and Bezaleel WELLS.

Ross County.—Michael BALDWIN, James GRUBB, Nathaniel MASSIE and T. WORTHINGTON.

Washington County.—Ephraim CUTLER, Benjamin Ives GILLMAN, John McINTIRE and Rufus PUTNAM, Thomas SCOTT, secretary of the convention.

WHO FORMED THE SECOND STATE CONSTITUTION, ADOPTED IN CONVENTION AT CINCINNATI, MARCH 10, 1851.

S. J. ANDREWS, Cuyahoga County. Ed. ARCHBOLD, Monroe. Wm. BARBEE, Miami. Joseph BARNETT, Montgomery. David BARNETT, Preble. Wm. S. BATES, Jefferson. Alden J. BENNETT, Tuscarawas. John H. BLAIR, Brown. Jacob BLICKENSDERFER, Tuscarawas. A. G. BROWN, Athens. Van BROWN, Carroll. R. W. CAHILL, Crawford. L. CASE, Licking. F. CASE, Hocking. David CHAMBERS, Muskingum, John CHANEY. Horace D. CLARK, Lorain. Wesley CLAYPOOL, Ross. George COLLINGS, Adams. Friend COOK, Portage. Otway CURRY, Union. Wm. P. CUTLER, Washington. G. Volney DORSEY, Miami. Thos. W. EWART, Washington. John EWING, Hancock. Jos. M. FARR, Huron. L. FIRESTONE, Wayne. Elias FLORENCE, Pickaway. Robert FORBES, Mahoning. H. N. GILLET, Lawrence. John GRAHAM, Franklin. H. C. GRAY, Lake. Henry H. GREGG. Jacob J. GREENE, Defiance. John L. GREENE, Ross. W. S. GROESBECK, Hamilton. C. S. HAMILTON, Union. D. D. T. HARD, Jackson. A. HARLAN, Greene. W. HAWKINS, Morgan. Jas. P. HENDERSON, Richland. Reuben HITCHCOCK, Cuyahoga. Peter HITCHCOCK, Geauga. G. W. HOLMES, Hamilton. Geo. B. HOLT, Montgomery. John J. HOOTMAN, Ashland. V. B. HORTON, Meigs. S. HUMPHREVILLE, Medina. John H. HUNT, Lucas. B. B. HUNTER, Ashtabula. John JOHNSON, Coshocton. J. Dan JONES, Hamilton. Wm. KENNON, Hamilton. Jas. B. KING, Butler. S. J. G. KIRKWOOD, Richland. Thomas J. LARSH, Preble. Wm. LAWRENCE, Guernsey. John LARWELL, Wayne. Robert LEECH, Guernsey. D. P. LEADBETTER, Holmes. Jas. LOUDON, Brown. John LIDEY, Perry. S. MARION, Licking. Samson MASON, Clark. Wm MEDILL, Fairfield. Matthew H. MITCHELL, Knox. Samuel MOORHEAD, Harrison. Isaiah MORRIS, Clinton. Chas. McCLOUD, Madison. J. McCORMICK, Adams. Simeon NASH, Gallia. S. F. NORRIS, Clermont. C. J. ORTON, Sandusky. Wm. S. C. OTIS, Summit. Thomas PATTERSON, Highland. Daniel PECK, Belmont. Jacob PERKINS, Trumbull. Samuel QUIGLEY, Columbiana. Rufus P. RANNEY, Trumbull. Chas. REEMELIN, Hamilton. Adam N. RIDDLE, Hamilton. D. A. ROBERTSON, Fairfield. Ed. C. ROLL, Hamilton. Wm. SAWYER, Auglaize. Sabirt SCOTT. John SELLERS, Knox. John A. SMITH, Highland. George J. SMITH, Warren. Benj. P. SMITH, Wyandot. Henry STANBERRY, Franklin. Benj. STANTON, Logan. Albert V. STEBBENS, Henry. Richard STILLWELL, Muskingum. E. T. STICKNEY, Seneca. Harmon STIDGER, Shelby. James STRUBLE, Hamilton. J. R. SWAN, Franklin. L. SWIFT, Summit. Joseph THOMPSON, Stark. Jas. W. TAYLOR, Erie. H. THOMPSON, Stark. N. S. TOWNSHEND, Lorain. Elijah VANCE, Butler. Joseph VANCE, Champaign. W. M. WARREN, Delaware. Thos. A. WAY, Monroe. J. Milton WILLIAMS, Warren. Elzey WILSON. E. B. WOODBURY, Ashtabula. Jas. T. WORTHINGTON, Ross.

JUDGES UNDER THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNEMENT, APPOINTED UNDER THE ORDIANCE OF CONGRESS.

James M. VARNUM. Samuel H. PARSONS. John ARMSTONG. John C. SYMMES. William BARTON. George TURNER. Rufus PUTNAM. Joseph GILLMAN. Return J. MEIGS.

Samuel HUNTINGTON, Cuyahoga County. William SPRIGG, Jefferson. Daniel SYMMES, Hamilton. Thomas MORRIS, Clermont. Ethan Allen BROWN, Hamilton. John McLEAN, Warren. Jacob BURNET, Hamilton. Peter HITCHCOCK, Geauga. Elijah HAYWARD, Hamilton. Henry BRUSH, Ross. John C. WRIGHT, Jefferson. Ebenezer LANE, Huron. Matthew BIRCHARD, Trumbull. Edward AVERY, Wayne. William B. CALDWELL, Hamilton. Return Jonathan MEIGS, Washington. George TOD, Trumbull. Thomas SCOTT, Ross. William W. IRWIN, Fairfield. Calvin PEASE, Trumbull. Jessup N. COUCH. Hamilton. Charles R. SHERMAN, Fairfield. Gustavus SWAN, Franklin. John M. GOODENOW, Jefferson. Reuben WOOD, Cuyahoga. Joshua COLLETT, Warren. Frederick GRIMKE, Ross. Nathaniel C. Read, Hamilton. Rufus P. SPALDING, Summit. Rufus P. RANNEY, Trumbull.

Thomas W. BARTLEY, Richland County. Allen G. THURMAN, Ross. William B. CALDWELL, Hamilton. William KENNON, Belmont. Jacob BRINKEROFF, Richland. Ozias BROWN, Marion. Milton SUTLIFF, Trumbull. William Y. GHOLSON, Hamilton. Hocking H. HUNTER, Fairfield. Luther DAY, Portage. George W. McILVAINE, Tuscarawas. Walter F. STONE, Erie. William J. GILMORE, Preble. John W. OKEY, Franklin. Nicholas LONGWORTH, Hamilton. Wm. H. UPSON, Summit. Selwyn N. OWEN, Williams. William T. SPEAR, Trumbull. Thaddeus A. MINSHALL, Ross. John A. CORWIN, Champaign. Rufus P. RANNEY, Trumbull. Robert R. WARDEN, Franklin. Joseph R. SWAN, Franklin. Chas. A. CONVERSE, Muskingum. Josiah SCOTT, Butler. William V. PECK, Scioto. Horace WILDER, Ashtabula. William WHITE, Clarke. John WELSH, Athens. William H. WEST, Logan. George REX, Wayne. W. W. Boynton, Lorain. Wm. W. JOHNSON, Lawrence. John H. DOYLE, Lucas. Martin D. FOLLETT, Washington, Gibson ATHERTON, Licking. Marshall J. WILLIAMS, Fayette. Franklin J. DICKMAN, Cuyahoga.

Josiah SCOTT, Crawford County. D. Thew WRIGHT, Hamilton. Thos. Q. ASHBURN [1] Clermont. W. W. JOHNSON, Lawrence. Luther DAY, [2] Portage.

[1] Appointed in place of Henry C. Whitman, from Hamilton County, who resigned in March, 1876.

[2] Appointed in place of Richard A. Harrison, from Franklin County, who resigned in January, 1876.

Moses M. GRANGER, Muskingum County. Franklin J. DICKMAN, Cuyahoga. John McCAULEY, Seneca. George K. NASH, Franklin. Charles D. MARTIN, Fairfield.

Rodney FOOS, 1866-75. Arnold GREEN, 1875-8. Richard J. FANNING, 1878-81. Dwight CROWELL, 1881-4. J. W. CRUIKSHANK, 1884-7. Urban H. HESTER, 1887-90.

FROM 1802 TO 1850 THE SECRETARIES WERE ELECTED FOR THREE YEARS BY JOINT BALLOT OF THE SENANTE AND HOUSE OF PRPRESENTATIVES. SINCE 1850 THE ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN BY THE PEOPLE FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS EACH.

Winthrop SARGENT [*], 1788-98. Wm. H. HARRISON [*], 1798-9. Charles Willing BYRD [*], 1799-1803. Wm. CREIGHTON, Jr. 1803-8. Jeremiah McLENE, 1808-31. Moses H. KIRBY, 1831-5. B. HINKSON, 1835-6. Carter B. HARLAN, 1836-40. William TREVITT, 1840-1. John SLOANE, 1841-4. Samuel GALLOWAY 1844-50. Henry W. KING, 1850-2. William TREVITT, 1852-6. James H. BAKER, 1856-8. Addison P. RUSSELL, 1858-62. Benjamin R. COWEN, 1862. Wilson S. KENNON, 1862-3. Wm. W. ARMSTRONG, 1863-5. Wm. H. SMITH, 1865-8. John RUSSELL, 1868-9. Isaac R. SHERWOOD, 1869-73. Allen T. WIKOFF, 1873-5. William BELL, Jr. 1875-7. Milton BARNES, 1877-81. Charles TOWNSEND, 1881-3. James W. NEWMAN, 1883-5. James S. ROBINSON, 1885-9.

UNDER THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW CONSITITUTION IN 1851. TERM THREE YEARS; AFTERWARD, TWO YEARS.

John ARMSTONG [1], 1792-1803. William McFARLAND, 1803-16. Hiram M. CURRY [2], 1816-20. Samuel SULLIVAN, 1820-3. Henry BROWN, 1823-35. Joseph WHITHILL, 1835-47. Albert A. BLISS (Elyria) 1847-52. John G. BRESLIN, 1852-6. W. H. GIBSON [3], 1856-7. A. P. STONE, 1857-62. G. V. DORSEY, 1862-5. W. HOOPER, 1865-6. S. S. WARNER, 1866-72. Isaac WELSH [4], 1872-5. Leroy W. WELSH, 1875-6. John M. MILLIKIN, 1876-8. Anthony HOWELLS, 1878-80. Joseph TURNEY, 1880-4. Peter BRADY, 1884-6. John C. BROWN, 1886-90.

W. B. THRALL, 1859-62. Joseph H. RILEY, 1862-5. Moses R. BRAILEY, 1865-71. William T. WILSON. 1871-7.

Until The Adoption of the New Constitution in 1851. Term, Three years; Afterward, Four Years.

Thomas GIBSON, 1803-8. Benjamin HOUGH, 1808-15. Ralph OSBORN, 1815-33. John A. BRYAN, 1833-9. John BROUGH, 1839-45. John WOODS, 1845-52. William D. MORGAN, 1852-6. Francis M WRIGHT, 1856-60. Robert W. TAYLOR, 1860-3. Oviatt COLE, 1863-4. James H. GODMAN, 1864-72. James WILLIAMS, 1872-80. John F. OGLEVEE, 1880-4. Emil KIESEWETTER, 1884-8. Ebenezer W. POE. 1888-92.

Henry STANBERY, 1846-51. Joseph McCORMICK, 1851-2. George E. PUGH, 1852-4. George W. McCOOK, 1854-6. Francis D. KIMBALL. 1856. C. P. WOLCOTT, 1856-61. James MURRAY, 1861-3. L. R. CRITCHFIELD, 1863-5. William P. RICHARDSON, 1865. Chauncey N. OLDS, 1865-6. William H. WEST, 1866-70. Francis B. POND, 1870-4. John LITTLE, 1874-8. Isaiah PILLARS, 1878-80. George K. NASH, 1880-4. James LAWRENCE, 1884-6. Jacob A. KOHLER, 1886-8. David K. WATSON, 1888-90.

Cornelius R. SEDAN, 1803. Samuel FINLEY, 1803-7. David ZIEGLER, 1807. Thomas ORTHINGTON, 1807-9. Joseph KERR, 1809-10. Isaac VAN HORN, 1810-19. William DAUGHERTY, 1819-28. Samuel C. ANDREWS, 1828-37. William DAUGHERTY, 1837-9. Jacob MEDARY, Jr. 1839-41. Edward H. CUMMING, 1841-5. Thomas W. H. MOSELY, 1845-51. J. W. WILSON, 1851-57. J. W. WILSON, 1851-57. H. B. CARRINGTON, 1857-61. C. P. BUCKINGHAM, 1861-2. Charles W. HILL, 1862-4. Ben. R. COWEN, 1864-8. Ed. F. SCHNEIDER, 1868-9. William A. KNAPP, 1869-74. James O. AMOS 1874-6. A. T. WIKOFF, 1876-7. Charles W. KARR, 1877-8. Luther M. MEILY, 1878-80. William H. GIBSON, 1880-1. S.B. SMITH, 1881-4. E.B. FINLEY, 1884-6. H.A. AXLINE, 1886-90.

Samuel LEWIS [1], 1837-40. Hiram H. BARNEY, 1858-57. Anson SMYTHE, 1857-63. D. H. CATHEART, 1863. Emerson E. WHITE, 1863-66. John A. NORRIS, 1866-9. William D. HENKLE, 1869-71. Thomas W. HARVEY, 1871-5. Charles S. SMART, 1875-8. J. J. BURNS, 1878-81. D. F. DeWOLF, 1881-4. Leroy D. BROWN, 1884-7. Eli T. TAPPAN, 1887-90

[1] From 1840 to 1854 the Secretaries of State were the ex-officio School commissioners.

Alexander McCONNELL, 1836-8. John HARRIS, 1836-8. R. DICKINSON, 1836-45. T. G. BATES, 1836-42. William WALL, 1836-8. Leander RANSOM, 1836-45. William RAYEN, 1839-40. William SPENCER, 1842-5. O. FOLLETT, 1845-9. J. BLICKENSDERFER, Jr., 1845-52. Samuel FORRER, 1845-52. E.S. HAMLIN, 1849-52. A.P. MILLER, 1852-55. George W. MANYPENNY, 1852-53. James B. STEEDMAN, 1852-6. Wayne GRISWOLD, 1853-7. J. BLICKENSDERFER, Jr., 1854-8. A. G. CONOVER, 1856-60. John WADDLE, 1857-60. R. L. BACKUS, 1858-61. John L. MARTIN, 1859-62. John B. GREGORY, 1860-3. Levi SARGENT, 1861-4. John F. TORRENCE, 1852-5. James GAMBLE, 1863-4. James MOORE, 1864-71. John M. BARRERE, 1864-70. Philip D. HERZING, 1865-77. Richard R. PORTER, 1870-76. Stephen R. HOSMER, 1872-5. Martin SCHILDER, 1875-81. Peter THATCHER, 1876-9. J. C. EVANS, 1877-80. George PAUL, 1879-85. James FULLINGTON, 1880-3. Stephen R. HOSMER, 1881-84. Leo WELTZ, 1883-4. Henry WEIBLE, 1883-6. John P. MARTIN, 1884-7. C. A. FLICKINGER, 1885-91. Wells S. JONES, 1886-9. William H. HAHN, 1887-90.

George B. WRIGHT [1], 1867-71. Richard D. HARRISON, [2] 1871-2. Orlow L. WOLCOTT, 1872-4. John G. THOMPSON, [3] 1874-76. Lincoln G. DELANO, 1876-8. William BELL, Jr. 1878-80. J. S. ROBINSON, [4] 1880-1. Hylas SABINE, 1881-3. Hylas SABINE, 1883-5. Henry APTHORP, 1885-7. William S. CAPELLER, 1887-9.

L.L. RICE, 1860-4. William O. BLAKE, 1864. W.H. FOSTER, 1864-7. L. L. RICE, 1867-75. Charles B. FLOOD, 1875-7. William W. BOND, 1877-9. William J. ELLIOTT, 1879-81. J. K. BROWN, 1881-3. J. K. BROWN, 1883-5. W. C. A. De la COURT, 1885-7. Leo HIRSCH, 1887-9.

William F. CHURCH, 1872-5. William D. HALL, 1875-8. Joseph F. WRIGHT, 1878-81. Charles H. MOORE, 1881-4. Henry J. REINMUND, 1884-7. Samuel K. KEMP, 1887-90.

H. J. WALLS, 1877-81. Henry LUSKEY, 1881-5. Larkin McHUGH, 1885-7. Alonzo D. FASSETT, 1887-9.

Andrew ROY, 1874-8. James D. POSTEN, 1878-9. David OWENS, 1879-80. Andres ROY, 1880-4. Thomas B. BANCROFT, 1884-8. R. M. HAZELTINE, 1888-92.

THE STATE LIBRARY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1817, WITH ABOUT 500 VOLUMES. NOW IT CONTAINS OVER 55,000 VOLUMES.

John L. HARPER, 1817-8. John McILVAIN, 1818-20. David S. BRODRICK, 1820-4. Zachariah MILLS, 1824-42. Thomas KENNEDY, 1842-5. John GREINER, 1845-51. Elijah HAYWARD, 1851-4. James W. TAYLOR, 1854-6. William T. COGGESHALL, 1856-62. S. G. HARBAUGH, 1862-74. Walter C. HOOD, 1874-5. H. H. ROBINSON, 1875-7. R. M. STIMSON, 1877-9. H. V. KERR, 1879-81. Joseph GEIGER, 1881-3. Howard L. CONARD, 1883-5. H. W. PIERSON, 1885-6. Frank B. LOOMIS, 1886-7. John M. DOANE, 1887-90.