John Carey | |
|---|---|
.JPG) | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence W. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Warren P. Noble |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theMarion &Crawford county district | |
| In office December 1, 1828 – December 6, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hopkins |
| In office December 5, 1836 – December 3, 1837 Serving with Otway Curry | |
| Preceded by | James H. Godman |
| Succeeded by | Otway Curry Stephen Fowler |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theDelaware &Crawford county district | |
| In office December 4, 1843 – December 1, 1844 Serving with William Smart | |
| Preceded by | George W. Sharp I. E. James |
| Succeeded by | James B. Shaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1792-04-05)April 5, 1792 |
| Died | March 17, 1875(1875-03-17) (aged 82) Carey, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery,Carey, Ohio, US |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dorcas Wilcox |
| Children | six |
John Carey (April 5, 1792 – March 17, 1875) was an American jurist who served as aU.S. representative fromOhio for one term from 1859 to 1861.
Born inMonongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Carey moved with his parents to theNorthwest Territory in 1798.
He served under GeneralWilliam Hull in theWar of 1812.
He served as associate judge 1825–1832.He was appointed Indian agent at theWyandotte Reservation in 1829.
He served as member of theOhio House of Representatives in 1828, 1836, and 1843.Presidential elector in 1840 forHarrison/Tyler.[1]Promoter and first president of theMad River and Lake Erie Railroad, from Sandusky to Dayton, about 1845. He is the namesake of the town ofCarey, Ohio.[2]
Carey was elected as aRepublican to theThirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861).
He died inCarey, Ohio, March 17, 1875.He was interred in the family burial ground on the home farm.He was reinterred in 1919 in Spring Grove Cemetery,Carey, Ohio.
John Carey was the second son and third child of Stephen Brown Carey and Sarah Mitten Carey.[3] He married Dorcas Wilcox (1790–1867), ofWorthington, Ohio, on January 9, 1817.[4] She was a native ofConnecticut.[5] They had six children named Napoleon Bonaparte Carey (1818–1846), MacDonnough Monroe Carey (1820–1895), Emma Marie Carey (1822–1842), Eliza Anne Carey Kinney (1824–1904), Cinderella Carey Brown (1826–1892), and Dorcas Carey Dow (1830–1909).[6]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 9th congressional district March 4, 1859–March 3, 1861 | Succeeded by |
 | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
