| Office | 9th and 11th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives |
|---|---|
| Term start | December 4, 1815 |
| Term end | December 1, 1816 |
| Predecessor | John Pollock |
| Successor | Thomas Kirker |
| Term start 1 | December 2, 1811 |
| Term end 1 | December 6, 1812 |
| Predecessor 1 | Edward Tiffin |
| Successor 1 | John Pollock |
| Office 2 | Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Warren County |
| Term start 2 | 1804 |
| Term end 2 | 1816 |
| Birth date | February 19, 1761 |
| Birth place | Morris County, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death date | September 4, 1829 (aged 68) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
Matthias Corwin (February 19, 1761 – September 4, 1829) was an American politician. Born in Morris County, New Jersey, Corwin and his family moved to Ohio in 1798. Corwin served in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as speaker. His son was US Senator, Ohio Governor and US Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Corwin. Corwin died in Lebanon, Ohio.[1][2] He was a Presidential elector in 1812 for the James Madison ticket.[3]
Notes
- ^ "Historic Lebanon-Matthias Corwin". Archived from the original on 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ 'Hallock-Holyoke Pedigree and Collateral,' Charles Hallock and William Allen Hallock, Press of Morehouse and Carpenter: 1906, pg.62
- ^ Taylor & Taylor, p. 102.
References
- Taylor, William Alexander & Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 .... Vol. 1. State of Ohio.