Joseph Hutton Defrees
Born: May 13, 1812
Birthplace: Sparta, White County, Tennessee
Father: James Start Defrees 1779 – 1847
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
1st Wife: Mary Ann McKinney 1814 – 1864
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
2nd Wife: Margaret McNaughton 1816 – 1907
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
Children:
James M. Defrees 1833 – 1859
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
Harriet E. Defrees Baker 1839 – 1920
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
Mary Elizabeth Defrees Mitchell 1845 – 1937
(Buried: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
1826 – 1829: Apprenticed as Blacksmith
Learned the art of printing
Occupation before War:
Established the Northwestern Pioneer Newspaper
Mercantile Businessman and Banker in Goshen, Indiana
1835 – 1840: Sheriff of Elkhart County, Indiana
1849: Indiana State Representative
1850 – 1854: Indiana State Senator
Civil War Career:
Mercantile Businessman and Banker in Goshen, Indiana
1865 – 1867: United States Congressman from Indiana
1865 – 1867: Member of House Banking and Currency Committee
1865 – 1867: Member of House Roads and Canals Committee
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1867: United States Congressman from Indiana
1865 – 1867: Member of House Banking and Currency Committee
1865 – 1867: Member of House Roads and Canals Committee
1866: Unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination to U.S. Congress
Businessman in milling and manufacturer of linseed Oil
Businessman with construction of Goshen Hydraulic Works
Director of the Cincinnati, Wabash, and Michigan Railroad
First President of Cincinnati, Wabash, and Michigan Railroad
Died: December 21, 1885
Place of Death: Goshen, Indiana
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Indiana
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