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Samuel Herrick (1779-1852) —
of Ohio.
Born in Amenia, Dutchess
County, N.Y., April 14,
1779.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for Ohio, 1810-18, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1817-21; Presidential
Elector for Ohio, 1828.
Died June 4,
1852 (age 73 years, 51
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Alexander Harper (1786-1860) —
of Ohio.
Born near Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), February
5, 1786.
Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1820; state court judge in Ohio, 1822;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1837-39, 1843-47, 1851-53 (12th
District 1837-39, 14th District 1843-47, 1851-53).
Died December
1, 1860 (age 74 years, 300
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Robert Burns Brown (1844-1916) —
also known as Robert B. Brown —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born in New Concord, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
2, 1844.
Son of Alexander Brown and Margaret (Lorimer) Brown.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1912; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1916.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1890 for actions at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee,
November 25, 1863.
Died in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, July 30,
1916 (age 71 years, 302
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Henry Clay Van Voorhis (1852-1927) —
also known as H. Clay Van Voorhis —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born in Licking Township, Muskingum
County, Ohio, May 11,
1852.
Son of Jane (Roberts) Van Voorhis and Daniel
Van Voorhis (1833?-?).
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1893-1905.
Died December
12, 1927 (age 75 years, 215
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Edward Ball (1811-1872) —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born near Falls Church, Fairfax
County, Va., November
6, 1811.
Son of William
Lee Ball and Sarah (Cassidy) Ball (1789-1863).
Farmer;
lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Muskingum County, 1845-49, 1868-71;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1853-57.
Methodist.
Accidentally killed by a railroad
train near Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, November
22, 1872 (age 61 years, 16
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Robert Mitchell (1778-1848) —
of Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1778.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1833-35.
Died in 1848
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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David Chambers (1780-1864) —
of Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., November
25, 1780.
Mayor
of Zanesville, Ohio; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1821-23; member of Ohio state
senate, 1843; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Muskingum County,
1850-51.
Died in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, August 8,
1864 (age 83 years, 257
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Tom Van Horn Moorehead (1898-1979) —
of Ohio.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 12,
1898.
Republican. Mayor
of Zanesville, Ohio; member of Ohio state
senate; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1961-63.
Died in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
21, 1979 (age 81 years, 192
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Isaac Van Horne (1754-1834) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., January
18, 1754.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1801-05 (4th District 1801-03,
2nd District 1803-05).
Died in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, February
2, 1834 (age 80 years, 15
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Hugh Judge Jewett (1817-1898) —
also known as Hugh Jewett —
of Ohio.
Born in Maryland, July 1,
1817.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1855-56; member of
Ohio state legislature; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1861; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1873-74.
Died March 6,
1898 (age 80 years, 248
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Milton Isaiah Southard (1836-1905) —
of Ohio.
Born in Hanover, Licking
County, Ohio, October
30, 1836.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1873-79.
Died in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, May 4,
1905 (age 68 years, 186
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Harvey C. Smith (1874-1929) —
of Ohio.
Born in 1874.
Secretary
of state of Ohio, 1919-23.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, 1929
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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