Joseph H. Defrees
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Joseph Hutton DeFrees was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Sparta, Tennessee
, DeFrees moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Piqua in 1819.
He attended the common schools.
Apprenticed to the blacksmith trade 1826-1829.
Learned the art of printing.
He moved to Indiana and settled in South Bend in 1831, where he established the Northwestern Pioneer.
He moved to Goshen, Indiana
, in 1833 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in banking.
He was appointed county agent.
Sheriff of Elkhart County 1835-1840.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1849 and again in 1872.
He served in the State senate 1850-1854.
DeFrees was elected as a Republican
to the Thirty-ninth
Congress (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1867).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.
He resumed his former business pursuits.
He was also interested in milling, the manufacture of linseed oil, and the construction of the Goshen Hydraulic Works.
He served as director of the Cincinnati, Wabash &.
Michigan Railroad and served as its first president.
He died at Goshen, Indiana
, December 21, 1885.
He was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
His brother, John D. Defrees
, was a major figure in Indiana Republican party politics.
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 Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born in Sparta, Tennessee
Sparta, Tennessee
Sparta is a city in White County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,599 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of White County. It was the hometown of Lester Flatt of the bluegrass music legends Flatt and Scruggs.-Geography:...
, DeFrees moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Piqua in 1819.
He attended the common schools.
Apprenticed to the blacksmith trade 1826-1829.
Learned the art of printing.
He moved to Indiana and settled in South Bend in 1831, where he established the Northwestern Pioneer.
He moved to Goshen, Indiana
Goshen, Indiana
Goshen is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern...
, in 1833 and engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in banking.
He was appointed county agent.
Sheriff of Elkhart County 1835-1840.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1849 and again in 1872.
He served in the State senate 1850-1854.
DeFrees 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-ninth
39th United States Congress
The Thirty-ninth 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, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of...
Congress (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1867).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.
He resumed his former business pursuits.
He was also interested in milling, the manufacture of linseed oil, and the construction of the Goshen Hydraulic Works.
He served as director of the Cincinnati, Wabash &.
Michigan Railroad and served as its first president.
He died at Goshen, Indiana
Goshen, Indiana
Goshen is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern...
, December 21, 1885.
He was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
His brother, John D. Defrees
John D. Defrees
John Dougherty Defrees was an American newspaperman and politician.-Political career:Born in Sparta, Tennessee, Defrees moved to Ohio and worked in the law office of Thomas Corwin, who would later serve as Governor of Ohio. In 1831, Defrees and his brother, Joseph, moved to South Bend, Indiana,...
, was a major figure in Indiana Republican party politics.