Robert Cummings Schenck

Robert Cummings Schenck (HM1A30)

Location: Franklin, OH 45005 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 33.717', W 84° 18.267'

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Robert Cumming Schenck (1809-1890) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1843 to 1851. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed a general in the Union Army and was seriously wounded at the Battle of Second Manassas in August 1862. The next year Schenck returned to Congress after defeating Copperhead Clement Vallandigham. During the war Schenck headed Congress' Military Affairs Committee and after the war, the Ways and Means Committee. After his defeat in the election of 1870, Schenck was appointed U.S. Minister to Great Britain by President Grant. Schenck is buried in Dayton's Woodland Cemetery.
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HM NumberHM1A30
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number11-83
Year Placed2011
Placed ByFranklin Area Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 8:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 731571 N 4382610
Decimal Degrees39.56195000, -84.30445000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 33.717', W 84° 18.267'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 33' 43.02" N, 84° 18' 16.02" W
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Area Code(s)513, 937
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 228 S River St, Franklin OH 45005, US
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