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John Sherman (1823-1900) —
also known as "The Ohio Icicle" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, May 10,
1823.
Son of Charles
Robert Sherman.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1855-61; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1861-77, 1881-97; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1877-81; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880,
1884,
1888;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1897-98.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1900 (age 77 years, 165
days).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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Mordecai Bartley (1783-1870) —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., December
16, 1783.
Son of Elijah Bartley and Rachel (Pearshall) Bartley.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state
senate, 1816-17; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1823-31; Governor of
Ohio, 1844-46.
Died in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, October
10, 1870 (age 86 years, 298
days).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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Jacob Brinkerhoff (1810-1880) —
of Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Niles, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
31, 1810.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1843-47; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1856-71; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868.
Died in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, July 19,
1880 (age 69 years, 323
days).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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George Washington Geddes (1824-1892) —
also known as George W. Geddes —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, July 16,
1824.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio 5th District, 1856-73; candidate for
justice
of Ohio state supreme court, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1879-87 (15th District 1879-81, 14th
District 1881-85, 16th District 1885-87).
Died in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, November
9, 1892 (age 68 years, 116
days).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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William Johnston (1819-1866) —
of Ohio.
Born in Ireland,
1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1863-65; defeated, 1864.
Died of consumption (tuberculosis),
in Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio, May 1,
1866 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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Michael Daniel Harter (1846-1896) —
also known as Michael D. Harter —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, April 6,
1846.
Son of Isaac Harter.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1891-95 (15th District 1891-93, 14th
District 1893-95).
Lutheran.
Committed suicide
by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Fostoria, Seneca
County, Ohio, February
22, 1896 (age 49 years, 322
days).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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William Patterson (1790-1868) —
of Ohio.
Born in Maryland, 1790.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1833-37.
Died of heart
disease, in Van Wert, Van Wert
County, Ohio, August
17, 1868 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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Winfield Scott Kerr (1852-1917) —
also known as Winfield S. Kerr —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in Monroe, Richland
County, Ohio, June 23,
1852.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1888; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1895-1901.
Died September
11, 1917 (age 65 years, 80
days).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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Thomas H. Ford (1814-1868) —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, Va., August
23, 1814.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1856-58; colonel in the Union Army during the
Civil War.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
29, 1868 (age 53 years, 190
days).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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Henry G. Brunner (c.1885-1963) —
also known as Heinie Brunner; "Mr.
Mansfield" —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born about 1885.
Democrat. Insurance
business; newspaper
manager; banker; mayor
of Mansfield, Ohio, 1918-24; Ohio
Democratic state chair, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died January
2, 1963 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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Christian G. Stough (1818-1893) —
of Mansfield, Richland
County, Ohio.
Born in 1818.
Mayor
of Mansfield, Ohio, 1881-84.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., 1893
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Mansfield Cemetery.
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