41st Ohio General Assembly

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Overview
Legislative body| Ohio General Assembly
Jurisdiction| Ohio, United States
Meeting place| Columbus, Ohio
Term| December 5, 1842 (1842-12-05) – December 3, 1843 (1843-12-03)
Election| October 1842
Opposition| Whig
Ohio Senate
Members| 36 Senators
Speaker| James J. Faran (D-Cincinnati)
Party control| Democratic
Ohio House of Representatives
Members| 72 Representatives
Speaker| John Chaney (D-Fairfield)
Party control| Democratic

The 41st Ohio General Assembly first convened on December 5, 1842. The 36 members of the Ohio Senate and the 72 members of the Ohio House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 1842.

## Leadership[edit]

### Senate[edit]

Speaker of the Senate
James J. Faran (D-Cincinnati)

### House of Representatives[edit]

Speaker of the House
John Chaney (D-Fairfield)

## Members[edit]

### Senate[edit]

Name  | County  | Party

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Charles M. Aten  | Columbiana | Democratic
Joseph Barnet  | Montgomery | Whig
Thomas W. Bartley | Richland | Democratic
Jacob Clark  | Lucas, Williams, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Allen, and Hardin | Democratic
William H. P. Denny | Warren and Greene | Whig
James J. Faran (Speaker)  | Hamilton | Democratic
Nelson Franklin  | Fairfield and Pickaway | Democratic
John Fuller  | Huron and Erie | Whig
Seabury Ford | Cuyahoga and Geauga | Whig
Josiah Harris  | Medina and Lorain | Democratic
Robert Hazeltine  | Butler and Preble | Democratic
James Henderson  | Muskingum | Whig
John E. Jackson  | Portage and Summit | Whig
John Johnson | Knox and Coshocton | Democratic
Oliver Jones  | Hamilton | Democratic
Jacob B. Koch  | Holmes and Tuscarawas | Democratic
Samuel Lahm | Stark | Democratic
Allen Latham  | Hocking, Ross, Pike, and Jackson | Democratic
James Loudon  | Clermont, Brown, and Clinton | Democratic
Moses McAnelly  | Seneca, Sandusky, Wood, Ottawa, and Hancock | Democratic
Alexander McConnell  | Morgan, Perry, and Washington | Democratic
Joseph McCutchen  | Crawford, Delaware, and Marion | Democratic
Robert H. Miller  | Belmont and Harrison | Democratic
James Mitchell  | Jefferson and Carroll | Democratic
Simeon Nash  | Gallia, Lawrence, and Scioto | Whig
Eben Newton | Trumbull | Whig
James Parker  | Licking | Democratic
John Richey  | Morgan, Perry, and Washington | Democratic
Joseph Ridgway, Jr.  | Franklin, Madison, and Clark | Whig
William Robbins  | Adams, Highland, and Fayette | Democratic
Benjamin Stanton | Champaign, Logan, and Union | Whig
Abraham Van Vorhes | Athens and Meigs | Whig
Joseph S. Updegraff | Miami, Darke, Mercer, and Shelby | Whig
Benjamin F. Wade | Ashtabula and Lake | Whig
William C. Walton  | Guernsey and Monroe | Democratic
Charles Wolcott  | Wayne | Democratic

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### House of Representatives[edit]

Name  | County  | Party

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J. B. Ackley  | Athens and Meigs | Whig
Samuel Atherton  | Huron and Erie | Whig
Isaac Atkinson, Sr.  | Jefferson and Carroll | Whig
George W. Baird  | Seneca, Sandusky, Hancock, Wood, and Ottawa | Democratic
Jacob H. Baldwin  | Trumbull | Whig
Henry C. Brish  | Seneca, Sandusky, Hancock, Wood, and Ottawa | Democratic
Israel Brown  | Hamilton | Democratic
Charles Bowen  | Muskingum | Whig
Le Grand Byington  | Hocking, Ross, Pike, and Jackson | Democratic
Richard W. Cahill  | Richland | Democratic
Hiram Campbell  | Gallia, Lawrence, and Scioto | Whig
David Chambers  | Muskingum | Whig
John Chaney (Speaker)  | Fairfield | Democratic
Joseph Chenoweth  | Franklin | Whig
John C. Clark  | Morgan | Democratic
John P. Converse  | Geauga | Whig
Jacob Counts  | Miami, Darke, Mercer, and Shelby | Whig
Otway Curry | Logan and Union | Fed.
Nathaniel Dike  | Jefferson and Carroll | Whig
William Douglass  | Guernsey | Democratic
Thomas Earl  | Portage | Whig
David Fisher  | Clermont, Brown, and Clinton | Whig
John Fudge  | Greene | Whig
Simeon Fuller  | Lake | Whig
John M. Gallagher  | Madison and Clark | Whig
Archibald Gordon  | Hamilton | Democratic
Isaac Green  | Licking | Democratic
John Gruber  | Harrison | Democratic
James P. Henderson  | Richland | Democratic[a]
Isaac Houseman  | Madison and Clark | Whig
Phelps Humphrey  | Licking | Democratic
Isaac E. James  | Delaware, Marion, and Crawford | Democratic
Elihu Johnson  | Hocking, Ross, Pike, and Jackson | Democratic
Daniel Kelley  | Perry | Democratic
Thomas M. Kelley  | Cuyahoga | Whig
James Kilgore  | Stark | Democratic
James B. King  | Butler | Democratic
Newton Larsh  | Preble | Whig
John Larwill  | Wayne | Democratic
John Martin  | Columbiana | Democratic
Rudolphus Martin  | Stark | Democratic
William McClung  | Fairfield | Democratic
John McClure  | Miami, Darke, Mercer, and Shelby | Whig
David McConnell  | Tuscarawas and Holmes | Democratic
William B. McCrea  | Champaign | Whig
Joel B. McFarland  | Butler | Democratic
Caleb J. McNulty | Knox | Democratic
Jesse Meredith  | Coshocton | Democratic
Gilman C. Mudgett  | Lucas, Williams, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Allen, and Hardin | Democratic
Wilson Nelson  | Hocking, Ross, Pike, and Jackson | Democratic
Cornelius Okey  | Monroe | Democratic
Edson B. Olds | Pickaway | Democratic
Samuel H. Pardee  | Portage | Whig
Thomas Pilcher  | Belmont | Democratic
John Probasco, Jr.  | Warren | Whig
John Reid  | Columbiana | Democratic
Moses Rees  | Clermont, Brown, and Clinton | Democratic
Robert Robinson  | Adams, Highland, and Fayette | Whig
Thomas Ross  | Clermont, Brown, and Clinton | Whig
Robert C. Schenck | Montgomery | Whig
Amos Seward  | Summit | Whig
George W. Sharp  | Delaware, Marion, and Crawford | Democratic
John A. Smith  | Adams, Highland, and Fayette | Whig
Nicholas Spindlar  | Knox | Democratic
James B. Steedman  | Lucas, Williams, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Allen, and Hardin | Democratic
Jonathan Tuttle  | Ashtabula | Whig
William Wakefield  | Hamilton | Democratic
Richard Warner  | Lorain and Medina | Democratic
Nathan Webb  | Trumbull | Whig
John D. White  | Clermont, Brown, and Clinton | Democratic
Joseph Wilford  | Wayne | Democratic
George W. Woodbridge  | Washington | Independent Whig

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## Standing committees[edit]

### Senate[edit]

Committee  | Democratic members  | Whig members

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Judiciary  | Thomas W. Bartley, William C. Walton  | Eben Newton
Finance  | William C. Walton, Jacob Clark  | Seabury Ford
Canals  | Alexander McConnell, Jacob B. Koch  | Joseph Barnet
Roads and Highways  | Moses McAnelly  | Nelson Franklin, John E. Jackson
Schools and School Lands  | Josiah Harris, Charles Wolcott  | Simeon Nash
New Counties  | John Richey, James Loudon  | John Fuller
Military Affairs  | Charles Wolcott, Robert H. Miller  | Benjamin F. Wade
Medical Colleges and Universities  | Jacob Clark, John Johnson | James Henderson
Colleges and Universities  | James Loudon, Thomas W. Bartley  | Joseph S. Updegraph
Agriculture, Manufacture, and Commerce  | Robert H. Miller, William Robbins  | William H. P. Denny
Penitentiary  | Samuel Lahm, James Mitchell  | Joseph Ridgway
Library  | Josiah Harris, John Johnson  | John E. Jackson
Currency  | Allen Latham, Joseph McCutchen  | Eben Newton
Public Lands  | James Parker, Alexander McConnell  | Benjamin Stanton
Rail Roads and Turnpikes  | Olliver Jones, Robert Hazeltine  | Abraham Van Vorhes
Public Institutions  | Nelson Franklin, Samuel Lahm, James Parker  | N/A
Corporations  | Charles M. Aten, Moses McAnelly  | James Henderson
Public Buildings  | Joseph McCutchen, Joseph Ridgway, Jacob B. Koch  | N/A
Public Debt  | Robert Hazeltine, James Mitchell  | William H. P. Denny

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### House[edit]

Committee  | Democratic members  | Whig members

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Privileges and Elections  | Joel B. McFarland, James P. Henderson,[a] John C. Clark  | David Chambers, John P. Converse
Unfinished Business  | George W. Baird, Richard W. Cahill, David McConnell  | Isaac Houseman, John P. Converse
Judiciary  | Le Grand Byington, Caleb J. McNulty, Elihu Johnson  | John Probasco, Thomas M. Kelley
Finance  | Joel B. McFarland, Henry C. Brish, John Larwill  | Thomas Earl, Isaac Atkinson
Banks and the Currency  | Edson B. Olds, George W. Sharp, Le Grand Byington, Archibald Gordon  | Nathaniel Dike
Public Works  | Jesse Meredith, Gilman C. Mudgett, Wilson Nelson  | Hiram Campbell, David Chambers
Common Schools, Colleges and Universities  | Henry C. Brish, Isaac Green, Isaac E. James  | Otway Curry, Simeon Fuller
Medical Colleges and Medical Societies  | James P. Henderson,[a] John C. Clark, Phelps Humphrey  | J. B. Ackley, Charles Bowen
Roads and Highways  | Cornelius Okey, John Martin, William Wakefield  | Joseph Chenowith, Amos Seward
Public Lands  | Caleb J. McNulty, Jesse Meredith, James B. Steedman  | David Fisher, John McClure
Agriculture and Manufactures  | Israel Brown, Joseph Wilford, William Douglass  | Newton Larsh, Nathan Webb
Claims  | John Larwill, Gilman C. Mudgett, Moses Rees  | David Chambers, Amos Seward
The Militia  | Jesse Meredith, George W. Sharp, John D. White  | Thomas Earl, Robert Robinson
The National Road  | Isaac Green, William McClung, Thomas Pilcher  | John M. Gallagher, John Fudge
Rail Roads  | David McConnell, Richard W. Cahill, George W. Baird  | William B. McCrea. John P. Converse
New Counties  | James B. King, Daniel Kelley, James Kilgore  | Jacob H. Baldwin, Robert Robinson
The Library  | Thomas Pilcher, Phelps Humphrey, John Reid  | George W. Woodbridge, Otway Curry
Public Buildings  | Daniel Kelly, Rudolphus Martin, John D. White  | John Probasco, Jacob Counts
Public Institutions  | John C. Clark, Nicholas Spindlar, Richard Warner  | Jonathan Tuttle, Thomas Ross
Corporations  | Elihu Johnson, Richard Warner, James Kilgore  | Robert C. Schenck, Thomas Ross
The Penitentiary  | William McClung, John Reid,[b] Cornelius Okey  | Charles Bowen, Samuel H. Pardee
Public Printing  | James B. Steedman, John Gruber, Rudolphus Martin  | George W. Woodbridge, John A. Smith
The Public Debt  | James P. Henderson,[a] John Gruber, Edson B. Olds  | Robert C. Schenck, Samuel Atherton
Enrollment  | Gilman C. Mudgett  | John M. Gallagher

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## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Although a March 31, 1843, issue of the Carroll Free Press lists James P. Henderson as a Whig, he's referred to as a Democrat in issues of The Ohio Democrat and The Democratic Standard printed directly after the election. It is therefore plausible that Henderson switched parties in the months following the election.
2. ^ Contemporary source ostensibly contains a typo and calls the representative "Reed". The name is close enough to "Rees" that it could also mean Moses Rees. Nevertheless, both were Democrats.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Members of the Present Legislature". The Democratic Standard. Vol. III, no. 20\. December 13, 1842. p. 1\. ISSN 2376-1350. LCCN sn83035312. Retrieved December 27, 2020 - via Chronicling America.
2. ^ a b Pearce, J., ed. (March 31, 1843). "Meeting of the Whig Members of the Legislature". Carroll Free Press. Vol. IX, no. 24\. Carrollton, OH. p. 2\. ISSN 2376-0362. LCCN sn83035366. Retrieved December 27, 2020 - via Chronicling America.
3. ^ a b Mitchener & Matthews (October 27, 1842). "The Legislature". The Ohio Democrat. Vol. 3, no. 41\. p. 3\. ISSN 2372-8612. LCCN sn84028889. Retrieved December 28, 2020 - via Chronicling America.
4. ^ a b Mitchener & Matthews (December 22, 1842). "Standing Committees of the Ohio Legislature". The Ohio Democrat. Vol. 3, no. 49\. New Philadelphia, OH. ISSN 2372-8612. LCCN sn84028889. Retrieved December 27, 2020 - via Chronicling America.

Preceded by

40th Ohio General Assembly

|  41st Ohio General Assembly
1842—1843  | Succeeded by

42nd Ohio General Assembly

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