OVERVIEW:

BORN:
November 23, 1815,
Cincinnati, Ohio

DIED:
June 15, 1882 (age 66)
Columbus, Ohio

EDUCATION:
Miami University, Oxford (BA, 1835)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1840:
Admitted to the Ohio bar,
Began Practicing Law in Columbus, Ohio
1848:
Elected to the Ohio State Senate 
1860-1862:
Governor of Ohio
1864:
Chairman of the Republican National Convention 
1864-1866:
U.S. Postmaster General 

RESOURCES:
Ohio History Central
Ohio State House
Lehrman Institute
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT: