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William Medill (1802-1865) —
of Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Delaware, 1802.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1839-43; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Fairfield County,
1850-51; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1852-53; Governor of
Ohio, 1853-56; defeated, 1855.
Died September
2, 1865 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Philemon Beecher (1775-1839) —
of Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio.
Born in Kent, Litchfield
County, Conn., 1775.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Fairfield County, 1803, 1805-07; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1817-21, 1823-29 (5th District 1817-21,
9th District 1823-29).
Died in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, November
30, 1839 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Charles Robert Sherman (c.1788-1829) —
of Ohio.
Born about 1788.
Justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1823-29; died in office 1829.
Died in Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, June 24,
1829 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Philadelph Van Trump (1810-1874) —
also known as Phil Van Trump —
of Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1810.
American candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1867-73.
Died in 1874
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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