Joseph Vance (Ohio politician)

United States general (1786–1852)

Joseph Vance

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by| Philemon Beecher
Succeeded by| Samson Mason
Constituency| 5th district (1821-1823)
4th district (1823-1833)
10th district (1833-1835)
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by| Jeremiah Morrow
Succeeded by| Richard S. Canby
Constituency| 4th district
13th Governor of Ohio
In office
December 12, 1836 – December 13, 1838
Preceded by| Robert Lucas
Succeeded by| Wilson Shannon
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign County
In office
1819–1820
Preceded by| Aaron L. Hunt
Reuben Wallace
Succeeded by| District eliminated
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign, Logan and Clark counties
In office
1815–1816
Preceded by| Alexander McBeth
Samuel Newell
Succeeded by| Unknown
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Champaign County
In office
1812–1814
Preceded by| Samuel McCulloch
Succeeded by| Alexander McBeth
Samuel Newell
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1840-1841
Personal details
Born| March 21, 1786
Catfish, Pennsylvania
Died| August 24, 1852(1852-08-24) (aged 66)
Urbana, Ohio
Resting place| Oak Dale Cemetery
Political party| Whig

Joseph Vance (March 21, 1786 – August 24, 1852) was a Whig politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as the 13th governor of Ohio and was the first Whig to hold this position.

## Biography

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Vance was born in Catfish (now Washington), Pennsylvania. He moved to Vanceburg, Kentucky, with his father Joseph C. Vance, a Revolutionary War veteran, in 1788, and later moved to Urbana, Ohio, in 1805.[1] Vance married Mary Lemon in 1807.

## Career

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A salt farmer, Vance gained a commission during the War of 1812 and rose quickly from Major to Major General. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1812–1813, 1815–1816 and 1818–1819. Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1820, Vance served seven terms before losing a bid for an eighth term in 1834. Vance ran for governor in 1836 and served a single two-year term, losing a bid for re-election in 1838.[1]

He intended to retire but was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and served in the Senate from 1840 to 1841. Vance ran again for the House of Representatives in 1842 and served two more terms in the House. He did not run for re-election in 1846. Vance was a delegate to the 1848 Whig National Convention and was a member of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1851.

## Death

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Vance died on August 24, 1852, and was buried at Oak Dale Cemetery.[2]

## Legacy

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Vance was instrumental in laying out the town of Findlay, Ohio.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Joseph Vance". Ohio History Central. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
2. ^ "Joseph Vance". National Governors Association. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

## External links

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* Media related to Joseph Vance at Wikimedia Commons

* United States Congress. "Joseph Vance (id: V000017)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
* Joseph Vance at Find a Grave
* "Vance, Joseph" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.

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Preceded by

Robert Lucas

|  Governor of Ohio
1836–1838  | Succeeded by

Wilson Shannon

Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by

Samuel McCulloch

|  Representative from Champaign County
1812–1814
Served alongside: Hiram M. Curry (1813–1814), Samuel Newell (1812–1813) | Succeeded by

Alexander McBeth
Samuel Newell

Preceded by

Alexander McBeth
Samuel Newell

|  Representative from Champaign County
1815–1816
Served alongside: Samuel McCulloch | Unknown
Preceded by

Aaron L. Hunt
Reuben Wallace

as Representatives from Champaign County  |  Representative from Champaign, Logan, and Clark Counties
1819–1820
Served alongside: Reuben Wallace | District eliminated
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

Philemon Beecher

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th congressional district
1821–1823  | Succeeded by

John W. Campbell

Preceded by

David Chambers

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th congressional district
1823–1833  | Succeeded by

Thomas Corwin

Preceded by

Jeremiah Morrow

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th congressional district
1843–1847  | Succeeded by

Richard S. Canby

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James Findlay

|  Whig Party nominee for Governor of Ohio
1836, 1838 | Succeeded by

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