Benjamin Hough
| Benjamin Hough | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Ohio State Auditor | |
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In office March 1, 1808 – March 15, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Osborn |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Jefferson County district | |
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In office December 7, 1807 – February 29, 1808 Serving with Thomas Elliott Thomas McCune | |
| Preceded by |
Thomas Elliott Samuel Boyd John McLaughlin |
| Succeeded by |
James Pritchard Samuel Dunlap Thomas McCune |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Jefferson County district | |
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In office December 2, 1805 – December 6, 1807 Serving with James Pritchard John Taggart | |
| Preceded by |
John Milligan James Pritchard |
| Succeeded by |
John McLaughlin John McConnell |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Ross County district | |
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In office December 4, 1815 – November 30, 1817 Serving with John McDonald James Dunlap | |
| Preceded by |
Henry Brush James Dunlap William Creighton, Sr. |
| Succeeded by |
James Dunlap John McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1773 Virginia |
| Died |
September 4, 1819 Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Resting place | Grandview Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Core |
Benjamin Hough (1773 – September 4, 1819) was the second State Auditor of the U.S. State of Ohio from 1808 to 1815. He also served in local political offices and in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly.
Hough was born in Virginia.[1] He was in Jefferson County, Northwest Territory by 1802 when he surveyed Cross Creek Township into quarter sections.[2] He was elected a county commissioner at the first election, April 2, 1804, after Ohio became a state.[3]
Hough represented Jefferson County in the Ohio State Senate 1805 to 1807,[4] and the Ohio House of Representatives 1807 to 1808.[5] Thomas Gibson resigned as Ohio State Auditor March 1, 1808.[6] The legislature had adjourned February 22, 1808, and would not meet again until December,[7] so Governor Thomas Kirker appointed Hough as Auditor.
Hough was re-elected by the legislature December 18, 1809,[8] and again February 20, 1812,[9] serving until March 15, 1815.[6] He remained in the capital, Chillicothe, after his term, and was elected again to the Ohio Senate, 1815 to 1816, from Ross County.[10] He was a Democratic-Republican Party Presidential elector in 1816 for Monroe/Tompkins. [11]
Benjamin Hough died at Chillicothe, leaving a widow and children. He is buried at Grandview Cemetery.[12][13]
Benjamin Hough was to married Elizabeth Core on August 29, 1806, by Stephen Ford, justice of the Peace, in Jefferson County.[14]
Notes
- ↑
- ↑ Hunter, W.H. (1900). "The Pathfinders of Jefferson County Supplementary to vol VI". Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications. VIII: 153.
- ↑ Hunter, W.H. (1898). "The Pathfinders of Jefferson County". Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications. VI: 217.
- ↑ Ohio 1917 : 217
- ↑ Ohio 1917 : 255
- 1 2 Wikoff, Allen T. (1875). Annual report of the secretary of state to the Governor of the state of Ohio for the year 1874. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. p. 12.
- ↑ Taylor 1899 : 51
- ↑ Taylor 1899 : 60
- ↑ Taylor 1899 : 71
- ↑ Ohio 1917 : 219
- ↑ Taylor 1899 : 102
- ↑ Jefferson County Ohio Genealogy Trails Newspaper Notices, Jefferson County, Ohio Page 62
- ↑ Grandview Cemetery burials
- ↑ Tope, Melancthon (1896). History of The Tope Family. p. 18.
References
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... State of Ohio.
- Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Gibson |
Auditor of Ohio 1808–1815 |
Succeeded by Ralph Osborn |
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