Jonathan T. Updegraff
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Jonathan Taylor Updegraff (May 13, 1822 – November 30, 1882) was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
, he descendant of the german Op den Graeff family. Jonathan was the son of David Updegraff, a Quaker minister, and grandson of Nathan Updegraff, a delegate to Ohio's first constitutional convention
. Updegraff attended private schools and Franklin College
. He studied medicine. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1845 and later from medical schools in Edinburgh
and Paris
.
Although he practiced his profession, he devoted a large share of his time to agricultural pursuits.
He served as a surgeon in the Union Army
during the Civil War
.
He served in the State senate in 1872 and 1873.
Presidential elector for Grant
/Wilson
in 1872.
He served as delegate to the Republican State convention in 1873 and to the 1876 Republican National Convention.
Updegraff was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-sixth
and Forty-seventh
Congresses and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Mount Pleasant, Ohio
, November 30, 1882. More than 2000 people viewed his corpse at the Friends Meetinghouse.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor (Forty-seventh Congress).
Updegraff had been reelected to the Forty-eighth
Congress prior to his death, and his position was filled by Joseph D. Taylor
.
He was initially interred in Updegraff Cemetery, near Mount Pleasant, Ohio
but was later reinterred in Short Creek Cemetery, west of Mount Pleasant, in 1926.
The house built by Updegraff in 1856 remains in Mount Pleasant.
United States House of Representatives
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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...
.
Biography
Born near Mount Pleasant, OhioMount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 535. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, he descendant of the german Op den Graeff family. Jonathan was the son of David Updegraff, a Quaker minister, and grandson of Nathan Updegraff, a delegate to Ohio's first constitutional convention
Ohio Constitutional Convention (1802)
The Enabling Act of 1802 was passed on April 30, 1802 by the Seventh Congress of the United States. This act authorized the residents of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territory to form the state of Ohio and join the U.S. on an equal footing with the other states...
. Updegraff attended private schools and Franklin College
Franklin College (New Athens, Ohio)
Franklin College was a college in New Athens, Ohio, founded by abolitionist John Walker, a Presbyterian minister. The college was called Alma college from 1818 until 1825, when the name was changed to Franklin College. The college ceased operation in 1919, and became associated with Muskingum...
. He studied medicine. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1845 and later from medical schools in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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and Paris
Paris
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.
Although he practiced his profession, he devoted a large share of his time to agricultural pursuits.
He served as a surgeon in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the Civil War
American Civil War
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.
He served in the State senate in 1872 and 1873.
Presidential elector for Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
/Wilson
Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
in 1872.
He served as delegate to the Republican State convention in 1873 and to the 1876 Republican National Convention.
Updegraff was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-sixth
46th United States Congress
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and Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
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Congresses and served from March 4, 1879, until his death in Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 535. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, November 30, 1882. More than 2000 people viewed his corpse at the Friends Meetinghouse.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor (Forty-seventh Congress).
Updegraff had been reelected to the Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth 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, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
Congress prior to his death, and his position was filled by Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph Danner Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Joseph D. Taylor was born in Goshen Township, in Clermont County, Ohio...
.
He was initially interred in Updegraff Cemetery, near Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 535. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
but was later reinterred in Short Creek Cemetery, west of Mount Pleasant, in 1926.
The house built by Updegraff in 1856 remains in Mount Pleasant.