Joseph Vance (Ohio politician)

Joseph Vance (March 21, 1786 – August 24, 1852) was a Whig politician from Ohio, USA. He was the 13th Governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position.

Joseph Vance
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded byPhilemon Beecher
Succeeded byJohn Wilson Campbell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byDavid Chambers
Succeeded byThomas Corwin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byWilliam Kennon, Sr.
Succeeded bySamson Mason
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byJeremiah Morrow
Succeeded byRichard S. Canby
13th Governor of Ohio
In office
December 12, 1836 – December 13, 1838
Preceded byRobert Lucas
Succeeded byWilson Shannon
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign County
In office
1819–1820
Preceded byAaron L. Hunt
Reuben Wallace
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign, Logan and Clark counties
In office
1815–1816
Preceded byAlexander McBeth
Samuel Newell
Succeeded byUnknown
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign County
In office
1812–1814
Preceded bySamuel McCulloch
Succeeded byAlexander McBeth
Samuel Newell
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1840-1841
Personal details
BornMarch 21, 1786
Catfish, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 24, 1852(1852-08-24) (aged 66)
Urbana, Ohio
Resting placeOak Dale Cemetery
Political partyWhig

Biography

Vance was born in Catfish (now Washington), Pennsylvania. He moved with his father, Joseph C. Vance, a Revolutionary War veteran, to Vanceburg, Kentucky, in 1788, and then to Urbana, Ohio, in 1805.[1] Vance married Mary Lemon in 1807.

Career

A salt farmer, Vance gained a commission during the War of 1812 and rose quickly from Major to Major General. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1812–1813, 1815–1816 and 1818–1819. Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1820, Vance served seven terms before losing a bid for an eighth term in 1834. Vance ran for governor in 1836 and served a single two-year term, losing a bid for re-election in 1838.[1]

He intended to retire but was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and served in the Senate from 1840 to 1841. Vance ran again for the House of Representatives in 1842 and served two more terms in the House. He did not run for re-election in 1846. Vance was a delegate to the 1848 Whig National Convention and was a member of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1851.

Death

Vance died on August 24, 1852, and was buried at Oak Dale Cemetery.[2]

Legacy

Vance was instrumental in laying out the town of Findlay, Ohio.

References
  1. "Joseph Vance". Ohio History Central. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  2. "Joseph Vance". National Governors Association. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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