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Alexander Campbell (1779-1857) —
of Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., 1779.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1803; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1807-09, 1819, 1832-33; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1808-09; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1809-13; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1820;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1822-24; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1826; mayor of Ripley, Ohio, 1838-40.
Died in Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio, November
5, 1857 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Hugh Seneca Hood (1864-1936) —
also known as Hugh S. Hood —
Born in Ripley, Brown
County, Ohio, May 4,
1864.
Son of James Fenton Hood and Samantha (Young) Hood.
U.S. Vice Consul in Durban, 1914-29.
Died in 1936
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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