Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2018.001.001 |
Object Name |
Record, Legislative |
Collection |
Matt Dole Collection |
Title |
1856 List of Members of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio |
Date |
1856 |
Description |
This 1856 List of Members of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio lists state officers, Senators, and Representatives. Along with the names of the people who held each of these positions, this paper also lists their counties, post offices, places of nativity, ages, years in state, whether or not they were married or single, occupations, and boarding houses. The top of the page lists the year 1856 twice above "LIST OF MEMBERS / OF THE / GENERAL ASSEMBLY / OF THE / STATE OF OHIO" |
Dimensions |
H-17 W-7.5 inches |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
Notes |
On this 1856 List of Members of the General Assembly of Ohio, State Officers are listed as Salmon P. Chase, Governor; Thomas H. Ford, Lt. Governor; Francis Kimball, Attorney General; Francis M. Wright, Auditor; William H. Gibson, Treasurer; and James A. Baker, Secretary. In the 1851 constitution, a formula was created that would determine the number of legislators each county had - and that number would change over the years based on population. In 1856, here were 42 state senators and 116 state representatives. The Ohio Statehouse was completed in 1861, five years after this list was published, even though an image of the building features prominently at the top of the page. In 1855-1856, the House of Representatives met in Odeon Hall and the Senate in Ambos' Hall. The legislature held its first sessions in the new Ohio Statehouse in 1857 while the building was being completed. |
Provenance |
This document was donated to the Ohio Statehouse Museum Collection by Matt Dole in 2018. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Chase, Salmon Portland, 1808-1873 |
Search Terms |
52nd Ohio General Assembly Ohio House of Representatives Ohio Senate |
Subjects |
Government Governors House boats Legislative bodies Legislators Representation, Political Senators |