GOVERNORS OF OHIO 1803-1903.
JEAN DICK CHEETHAM.
In accordance with the provisions of the constitution
of
1802, (Schedule, Sec. 6), an election for governor,
members of
the general assembly, etc., was held on the second
Tuesday of
January, 1803, Edward Tiffin being elected Chief
Executive.
The General Assembly convened at Chillicothe on the
first Tues-
day of March, 1803, but it was to hold regular sessions
there-
after "on the first Monday in December, in every
year." (Article
1, Sec. 25, Const.
1802.)
The following day, March 3, Governor Tiffin took the
oath
of office, which office he was to hold "until the
first Monday of
December, 1805." (Article 2, Sec. 3, Const. 1802.)
The constitution of 1851 provided for biennial sessions
of
the General Assembly and that all regular sessions
should com-
mence on the first Monday in January; (Article 2, Sec.
25, Const.
1851) ; while the term of office of the Governor was to
commence
on the second Monday of January, (Article 3, Sec. 2, Const.
1851).
GOVERNORS OF OHIO, 1803 to 1903.
Name.
Politics. County. Elected. Served.
Edward Tiffin .............. Democrat-Republican Ross
........ 1803 1803-1805
Edward Tiffin ............ Democrat-Republican. Ross
......... 1805 1805-18072
Thomas Kirker,l ........... Democrat-Republican.
Adams....... Acting 1807-1808
Samuel Huntington........ Democrat-Republican.
Trumbull.... 1808 1808-1810
Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. Democrat Republican.
Washington.. 1810 1810-1812
Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. Democrat-Republican.
Washington.. 1812 1812-1814 3
Othmil Looker ........... Democrat-Republican.
Hamilton .. Acting 1814
Thomas Worthington ...... Democrat Republican.
Ross.......... 1814 1814-1816
Thomas Worthington..... Democrat-Republican. Ross......... 1816 1816
1818
Ethan Allen Brown........ Democrat-Republican. Hamilton
... 1818 1818-1820
Ethan Allen Brown........ Democrat-Republican. Hamilton
... 1820 1820 18224
Allen Trimble ............ Federalist ............ Highland.... Acting 1822
Jeremiah Morrow .......... Democrat-Republican. Warren
... 1822 1822-1824
Jeremiah Morrow........... Democrat-Republican. Warren
..... 1824 1824 1826
Allen Trimble ............. Federalist.
............Highland.... 1826 1826-1828
Allen Trimble ............. Federalist ............ Highland.... 1828 1828 1830
Duncan McArthur ......... Federalist .......R.....
Ross......... 1830 18301832
Robert Lucas ............... Democrat-Republican. Pike
........ 1832 1832-1834
Robert Lucas ............... Democrat-Republican. Pike
......... 1834 1834-1836
Joseph Vance.............. Whig ................. Champaign... 1836 1836 1838
Wilson Shannon ........... Democrat ..............
Belmont..... 1838 1838-1840
Thomas Corwin
............ Whig ................... Warren....... 1840 18401842
Wilson Shannon .......... Democrat .............
Belmont...... 1842 1842-18445
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