Joseph Vance (March 21, 1786 – August 24, 1852) was a Whig politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as the 13th governor of Ohio and was the first Whig to hold this position.
Joseph Vance | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
| In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Philemon Beecher |
| Succeeded by | Samson Mason |
| Constituency | 5th district (1821-1823) 4th district (1823-1833) 10th district (1833-1835) |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Morrow |
| Succeeded by | Richard S. Canby |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| 13th Governor of Ohio | |
| In office December 12, 1836 – December 13, 1838 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Shannon |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign County | |
| In office 1819–1820 | |
| Preceded by | Aaron L. Hunt Reuben Wallace |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign, Logan and Clark counties | |
| In office 1815–1816 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander McBeth Samuel Newell |
| Succeeded by | Unknown |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign County | |
| In office 1812–1814 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel McCulloch |
| Succeeded by | Alexander McBeth Samuel Newell |
| Member of the Ohio Senate | |
| In office 1840-1841 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1786 Catfish, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 24, 1852 (aged 66) Urbana, Ohio |
| Resting place | Oak Dale Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
Biography
editVance was born in Catfish (now Washington), Pennsylvania. He moved to Vanceburg, Kentucky, with his father Joseph C. Vance, a Revolutionary War veteran, in 1788, and later moved to Urbana, Ohio, in 1805.[1] Vance married Mary Lemon in 1807.
Career
editA salt farmer, Vance gained a commission during the War of 1812 and rose quickly from Major to Major General. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1812–1813, 1815–1816 and 1818–1819. Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1820, Vance served seven terms before losing a bid for an eighth term in 1834. Vance ran for governor in 1836 and served a single two-year term, losing a bid for re-election in 1838.[1]
He intended to retire but was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and served in the Senate from 1840 to 1841. Vance ran again for the House of Representatives in 1842 and served two more terms in the House. He did not run for re-election in 1846. Vance was a delegate to the 1848 Whig National Convention and was a member of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1851.
Death
editVance died on August 24, 1852, and was buried at Oak Dale Cemetery.[2]
Legacy
editVance was instrumental in laying out the town of Findlay, Ohio.
References
edit- ^ a b "Joseph Vance". Ohio History Central. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ "Joseph Vance". National Governors Association. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
External links
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Media related to Joseph Vance at Wikimedia Commons
- United States Congress. "Joseph Vance (id: V000017)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Joseph Vance at Find a Grave
- . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.