John Carey (congressman)
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John Carey was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Carey moved with his parents to the Northwest Territory in 1798.
He served under General Hull in the War of 1812.
He served as associate judge 1825–1832.
He was appointed Indian agent at the Wyandotte Reservation in 1829.
He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives
in 1828, 1836, and 1843.
Presidential elector in 1840 for Harrison
/Tyler
.
Promoter and first president of the Mad River Railroad, from Sandusky to Dayton, about 1845.
He established the town of Carey, Ohio
.
Carey was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861).
He died in Carey, Ohio
, March 17, 1875.
He was interred in the family burial ground on the home farm.
He was reinterred in 1919 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Carey, Ohio
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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Born in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Carey moved with his parents to the Northwest Territory in 1798.
He served under General Hull in the War of 1812.
He served as associate judge 1825–1832.
He was appointed Indian agent at the Wyandotte Reservation in 1829.
He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
in 1828, 1836, and 1843.
Presidential elector in 1840 for Harrison
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...
/Tyler
John Tyler
John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
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Promoter and first president of the Mad River Railroad, from Sandusky to Dayton, about 1845.
He established the town of Carey, Ohio
Carey, Ohio
Carey is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carey is located at ....
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Carey was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-sixth
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861).
He died in Carey, Ohio
Carey, Ohio
Carey is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carey is located at ....
, March 17, 1875.
He was interred in the family burial ground on the home farm.
He was reinterred in 1919 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Carey, Ohio
Carey, Ohio
Carey is a village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carey is located at ....
.