Joseph Vance
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| In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 (5th) March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1833 (4th) March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 (4th) |
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| Preceded by | Philemon Beecher (1821) David Chambers (1823) Jeremiah Morrow (1843) |
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| Succeeded by | John Wilson Campbell (1823) Thomas Corwin (1833) Richard S. Canby (1847) |
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13th Governor of Ohio
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| In office December 12, 1836 – December 13, 1838 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Shannon |
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| Born | March 21, 1786 Catfish, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 24, 1852 Urbana, Ohio |
| Political party | Whig |
Joseph Vance (March 21, 1786 – August 24, 1852) was a Whig politician from Ohio. He was the 13th Governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position.
Vance was born in Catfish (now Washington), Pennsylvania. He moved with his father, a Revolutionary War veteran, to Vanceburg, Kentucky and then to Urbana, Ohio.
A 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.
He intended to retire but was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and served there from 1840-1841. Vance then ran again for the House of Representatives in 1842, and served two more terms there before refusing to run for re-election in 1846.
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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 |
Succeeded by 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 |
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| 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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