OVERVIEW:
BORN:
July 29, 1794
Bourbon County, Kentucky
DIED:
December 18, 1865 (age 71)
Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
Studied Law
POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig (Before 1858)
Republican (1858–1865)
HIGHLIGHTS:
1798:
Moved to Lebanon in Warren County, Ohio
1817:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Lebanon, Ohio
1818-1828:
Prosecuting Attorney for Warren County, Ohio
1823-1823:
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
1829:
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives,
Whig
1831-1840:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
1840-1842:
Governor of Ohio
1844:
President of the Ohio Whig Convention
1845-1850:
U.S. Senator from Ohio
Whig
1850-1853:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
1859-1861:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio,
Republican
1861-1864:
U.S. Minister to Mexico
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Department of the Treasury
Ohio History Central
Wikipedia
Life and Speeches of Thomas Corwin (1896)