John Brough Jr.
Born: September 17, 1811
Birthplace: Marietta, Ohio
Father: John Brough Sr. 1746 – 1822
Mother: Jane Garnett 1785 – 1821
(Buried: Mound Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio)
Wife: Caroline A. Nelson 1820 – 1889
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio)
Children:
Emma Frances Brough Gerard 1850 – 1918
(Buried: West Chester Cemetery, West Chester, Ohio)
Annie Cornelia Brough 1857 – 1861
(Buried: Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio)
Carrie Anna Brough Omwake 1857 – 1893
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Political Party: Democratic Party and Unionist Party
Education:
Apprenticed to the Printer’s Trade
Attended Ohio University for three years
Occupation before War:
Part – time reporter for Athens Mirror Newspaper
Newspaper Publisher of Ohio Eagle Newspaper
Clerk of Ohio State Senate
1838 – 1839: Ohio State Representative
1839 – 1845: Ohio State Auditor
Half Owner of Cincinnati Advertiser Newspaper
Renamed his paper to the Cincinnati Enquirer Newspaper
1840 – 1843: Trustee of Ohio University
President of Madison and Indianapolis Railroad Co.
President of Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad Co.
Civil War Career:
1863: Made a pro – union speech in Marietta, Ohio
1864 – 1865: Governor of Ohio
1864 – 1865: Strong Supporter of President Abraham Lincoln
Leader in persuading midwestern governors to raise 100-day regiments
1864: Supporter of President Abraham Lincoln’s reelection
Declined the office of United States Secretary of Treasury
1865: Announced he would not seek Governor nomination but would not decline if nomination was offered.
1865: Stumbled in the State House yard spraining his ankle
Died: August 29, 1865
Place of Death: Cleveland, Ohio
Cause of Death: Gangrene of his sprained ankle
Age at time of Death: 53 years old
Burial Place: Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
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