Jeremiah McLene
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Jeremiah McLene (1767 – March 19, 1837) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1833 to 1837, major general of militia in the American Revolutionary War, the 2nd Ohio Secretary of State from 1808 to 1831, and a state representative from 1807 to 1808. He served as a Democrat.
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[edit] Early life
McLene was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1767. As a youth he attended the common schools. During the Revolution he served in the militia at a very young age and rose to the rank of major general by the war's end in 1783.
[edit] Political career
After the war he moved west to settle in Chillicothe, Ohio. By 1806, he had been elected to the Ohio House of Representatives as a Democrat. He became Secretary of State in 1808 and served eight terms until 1831. During this time, in 1816, he moved north to Columbus, Ohio. In 1832 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives for the Ohio's 8th congressional district and served two terms. He lost re-election to a third term in 1836 to a Whig, Joseph Ridgway.
[edit] Death
Jeremiah McLene died in Washington, D.C. on March 19, 1837 at age 70, before he could move back to Columbus. He is interned in the United States Congressional Cemetery.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by William Creighton, Jr. |
Ohio Secretary of State 1808–1831 |
Succeeded by Moses H. Kirby |
| Ohio House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by James Dunlap Nathaniel Massie David Shelby Abraham J. Williams |
Representative from Ross, Franklin, and Highland Counties 1807–1808 Served alongside: Elias Langham, William Lewis, Thomas Worthington |
District eliminated |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by William Stanbery |
United States Representative from Ohio's 8th congressional district 1833–1837 |
Succeeded by Joseph Ridgway |
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