(1792 - 1862)
A native of South Hadley, Massachusetts, he came to Gallipolis ca. 1818. An eminent lawyer and member of U.S. Congress 22 years, he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the Mexican War, founding father of the U.S. Department of the Interior, honored in his own time by the naming of Vinton County in 1850. Buried Pine Street Cemetery.| HM Number | HMKDF |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 4-27 |
| Year Placed | 1986 |
| Placed By | Gallia County Historical Society, O.O. McIntyre Park District, and The Ohio Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 8:39pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 395836 N 4297086 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.81640000, -82.19981667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 48.984', W 82° 11.989' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 48' 59.04" N, 82° 11' 59.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 740 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 200-396 Pine St, Gallipolis OH 45631, US |
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