US Con Corwin, Thomas - U.S. Congressman, OH

Thomas Corwin​

Born: July 29, 1794

Birthplace: Bourbon County, Kentucky

Father: Matthias Corwin 1761 – 1829

(Buried: Pioneer Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio)​

Mother: Patience Hallock 1761 – 1818

(Buried: Pioneer Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio)​

Wife: Sarah Hess Ross 1795 – 1878

(Buried: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio)​

Children:

Catherine F. Corwin 1827 – 1894​

(Buried: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio)​

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Dr. William Henry Corwin 1828 – 1880​

(Buried: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio)​

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Evalina Amelia "Eva" Crowin Sage 1831 – 1898​

(Buried: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio)​

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Louisa C. Corwin Burrows 1834 – 1909​

(Buried: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio)

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Caroline Ross Corwin Cropper 1836 – 1902​

(Buried: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio)​

Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party

Occupation before War:

1817 – 1818: Attorney in Lebanon, Ohio​

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1818 – 1828: Warren County, Ohio Prosecuting Attorney​

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1822 – 1823: Ohio State Representative​

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1828 – 1831: Attorney in Lebanon, Ohio​

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1829: Ohio State Representative​

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1831 – 1840: United States Congressman from Ohio​

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1833 – 1835: Member of House Manufactures Committee​

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1833 – 1835: Ranking Member of House Revolutionary Claims Committee​

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1833 – 1837: Member of House Ways and Means Committee​

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1837 – 1839: Member of House Judiciary Committee​

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1839 – 1840: Chairman of House Public Lands Committee​

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1840 – 1842: Governor of Ohio​

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1842: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection as Governor of Ohio​

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1842 – 1845: Attorney in Lebanon, Ohio​

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1844: Whig Party Presidential Elector​

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1844: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection as Governor of Ohio​

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1845 – 1850: United States Senator from Ohio​

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1845 – 1850: Member of Senate Public Lands Committee​

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1845 – 1847: Member of Senate Territories Committee​

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1850 – 1853: United States Secretary of Treasury​

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1853 – 1859: Attorney in Lebanon, Ohio​

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1859 – 1861: United States Congressman from Ohio​

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1859 – 1861: Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee​

Civil War Career:

1861: Proposed the Corwin Amendment​

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1861 – 1864: United States Minister to Mexico

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1864 – 1865: Attorney in Washington, D.C.​

Died: December 18, 1865

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Age at time of Death: 71 years old

Burial Place: Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio