Matthias Corwin Explained

Matthias Corwin
Office:9th and 11th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
Term Start:December 4, 1815
Term End:December 1, 1816
Predecessor:John Pollock
Successor:Thomas Kirker
Term Start1:December 2, 1811
Term End1:December 6, 1812
Predecessor1:Edward Tiffin
Successor1:John Pollock
Office2:Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Warren County
State House2:Ohio
Term Start2:Unknown
Term End2:Unknown
Birth Date:19 February 1761
Birth Place:Morris County, New Jersey, U.S.
Party:Democratic-Republican

Matthias Corwin (February 19, 1761  - September 4, 1829) was an American politician. Born in Morris County, New Jersey, Corwin and his family moved to Ohio in 1798. Corwin served in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as speaker. His son was US Senator, Ohio Governor and US Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Corwin. Corwin died in Lebanon, Ohio.[1] [2] He was a Presidential elector in 1812 for the James Madison ticket.

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  1. http://www.historiclebanonohio.com/?q=matthias Historic Lebanon-Matthias Corwin
  2. 'Hallock-Holyoke Pedigree and Collateral,' Charles Hallock and William Allen Hallock, Press of Morehouse and Carpenter: 1906, pg.62