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340:(1869-01-24)
325:June 3, 1802
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250:9th district
246:Constituency
235:Succeeded by
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186:Succeeded by
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1659:1869 deaths
1654:1802 births
1062:(1947–1995)
994:(1893–1947)
772:(1808–1947)
515:, in 1857.
485:Ohio Senate
443:Brig. Gen.
437:Robert Olds
420:During the
285:Ohio Senate
257:(1853–1855)
252:(1849–1853)
223:Preceded by
173:Preceded by
1648:Categories
944:Steenerson
929:Overstreet
874:Farnsworth
814:R. Johnson
799:J. Johnson
794:F. Johnson
698:John Welch
577:References
451:Early life
445:Robin Olds
435:Maj. Gen.
390:Alma mater
367:Democratic
321:1802-06-03
125:Edson Olds
69:newspapers
1624:Balderson
1609:Shamansky
1584:Brumbaugh
1579:E. Taylor
1554:Outhwaite
1499:Van Trump
1459:J. Taylor
1296:Outhwaite
1271:Poppleton
1256:Dickinson
1006:De Forest
789:Livermore
297:1846-1848
293:In office
278:1845-1846
276:1842-1843
272:In office
213:In office
166:Linn Boyd
153:In office
1569:Tompkins
1539:Thompson
1529:Converse
1484:Galloway
1444:Mitchell
1326:Chalmers
1321:Sherwood
1316:Chalmers
1311:Sherwood
1306:Southard
1281:Converse
1251:Buckland
1206:Florence
1135:in 1925.
1051:Randolph
1046:Ramspeck
1036:Lehlbach
492:Democrat
455:Born in
381:Children
1594:Lamneck
1544:Pugsley
1514:Walling
1464:Mathiot
1439:Thomson
1301:Ritchie
1216:Edwards
1211:Perrill
1186:Beecher
1041:Jeffers
1016:Gillett
1011:Brosius
974:O'Brien
954:Sanders
914:Bingham
899:Bingham
889:Waddell
859:English
834:Hopkins
494:to the
162:Speaker
83:scholar
1619:Tiberi
1614:Kasich
1604:Devine
1589:Speaks
1574:Badger
1559:Watson
1549:Enochs
1504:Jewett
1469:Vinton
1454:Harper
1449:Howell
1434:Sloane
1371:Kaptur
1361:Ashley
1341:Hunter
1336:Duffey
1291:Cooper
1261:Foster
1231:Watson
1201:Medill
1196:Chaney
1104:Hanley
1089:Dulski
1084:Murray
1074:Murray
1031:Godwin
1026:Hamill
1021:Godwin
1001:Andrew
964:Romjue
949:Griest
909:Blount
879:Packer
864:Colfax
844:Potter
839:Goggin
829:Briggs
819:Connor
809:McKean
804:Ingham
784:Ingham
709:from
674:from
564:Family
535:Arrest
502:, and
373:Spouse
180:(1851)
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1599:Vorys
1564:Lentz
1519:Ewing
1509:Finck
1494:Finck
1474:Welch
1366:Weber
1356:Reams
1351:Burke
1346:Ramey
1331:White
1276:Jones
1246:Noble
1241:Carey
1226:Green
1191:Irvin
969:Burch
934:Weeks
904:Money
894:Money
884:Clark
869:Alley
824:McKay
590:1863.
413:from
203:from
90:JSTOR
76:books
1534:Hart
1524:Neal
1479:Olds
1236:Hall
1221:Olds
1123:Note
1114:Clay
1109:Ford
1079:Rees
1069:Rees
959:Mead
939:Moon
924:Loud
854:Mace
849:Olds
779:Rhea
415:Ohio
384:nine
347:, US
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