Coshocton County, Ohio - Chapter 9: Connection with State and National Affairs State Senators, 1876

Chapter 9: Connection with State and National Affairs State Senators

For some years after its organization, Coshocton county was combined with Guernsey and Tuscarawas in a state senatorial district. From 1820 to 1830, the district was made up of Coshocton and Tuscarawas, and after 1824, Holmes, which was in that year organized. Still later, Knox and Coshocton made the district. Since 1850, Coshocton and Tuscarawas have formed the district.

The representative was elected, until 1820, by Tuscarawas and Coshocton. Occasionally, at a much later day, to make the proportionate representation, Coshocton would elect a representative, and then Coshocton and Knox or Guernsey together, would have an additional representative.

In 1814, Charles Williams was elected representative by Tuscarawas and Coshocton ; in 1816 and also in 1818-20, and 1823, Joseph W. Pigman was chosen ; in 1817, Squire Humphrey. In 1820, Coshocton itself became a representative district, and James Robinson was the representative, 1820-21, also 1824; Charles Williams, 1825 ; John Smeltzer, 1827-28 ; IT. H. Swayne, 1829 ; James Robinson, 1830 ; Charles W. Simmons, 1831; James Matthews, 1832; John Crowley,

In the state constitutional convention of 1851, Coshocton county was represented by John Johnson ; and in that of 1874, by Wm. Sample, Esq. The opposing candidates were Captain J. M. Love and E. T. Spangler, Esq.

James Gamble was chosen a member of the board of public works in October, 1862 - entering upon his duties in February, 1863. He died in March, 1864, and James Moore was appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy in April, 1864. He was elected in October, 1866, and held thus the legal term of three years. |

*Dr. Williams is reported as the author of the famous "Liquor Law," passed by that Legislature, f Speaker of the house, session of 1868-69. X Removed to Indianapolis in 1875.

Coshocton county has furnished four congressmen to represent the district of which it has formed a part, under the decennial apportionments. David Spangler, Esq., was the first of these - elected by Coshocton, Holmes, Knox, and Tuscarawas counties. He was re-elected - thus serving from 1833-37. The next was James Matthews, Esq., also serving two terms, 1841-45. John Johnson was the congressman, 1851-53 ; and Joseph Burns, 1857-59. Since 1870 the district hasbeen composed of Coshocton, Licking, Muskingum, and Tuscarawas counties.

Miscellaneous

J. "W. Dwyer was for some time (in Delano's administration of internal revenue affairs) supervisor of internal revenue for the northern district of Ohio, with office at Coshocton. He was, at a later date, pension agent, with office at Columbus. W. A. Johnson served, for several years, as deputy Dnited States Internal revenue assessor; and John Frew and James Dryden, and Dr. S. H. Lee as deputy collectors.

U. S. Postmasters At The Capital Of The County

Adam Johnson, 1811-29; postoffice on "Water street: Wilson McGowan, 1829-30; postoffice on Third street: Wm. K. Johnson, 1830-45; postoffice on Second street: C. H. Johnson; on Water street: E. F. Baker; on Second street: Samuel Rich, 1853-54; on Chestnut street; H. iST. Shaw, 1854-61 ; on Second street : Asa L. Harris, 1861-64; on Second street : A. H. Fritchey, part of 1864; on Second street: W. A. Johnson, 1864-65 ; on Second street; K. M. Voorhees, 1865-68; on Main street one month, then back on Second st. : T. W. Collier, 1869 ; Main street, corner of Fourth ; between Third and Fourth ; between Fifth and Sixth.*