CORWIN, THOMAS (1794-1865)

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CORWIN, THOMAS (1794-1865) , American statesman and orator, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, on the 29th of July 1794. In 1798 his father, Matthias Corwin (1761-1829), removed to what later became Lebanon,

Ohio

OHIO

, where the son worked on a farm, read much, and in 1817 was admitted to the bar. As an advocate he was at once successful, but after 1831 he devoted his attention chiefly to politics, identifying himself first with the Whig and after 1858 with the Republican party. He was a member of the lower

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

of the

Ohio

OHIO

legislature in 1821, 1822 and 1829, and of the national

House

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

of Representatives from 1831 to 1840; was

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

of Ohio in 1840-1842; served in the United States Senate from 1845 to 185o; was secretary of the treasury in the cabinet of President

Fillmore

FILLMORE, MILLARD (1800-1874)

in 18501853; was again a member of the national House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861; and from 1861 to 1864 was minister of the United States to Mexicoa position of peculiar difficulty at that time. As a legislator he spoke seldom, but always with

great

GREAT

ability, his most famous speech being that of the 11th of February 1847 opposing the Mexican War. In 186o he was chairman of the House " Committee of Thirty-three," consisting of one member from each state, and appointed to consider the

condition

CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

of the nation and, if possible, to devise some

scheme

SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

for reconciling the North and the

South

SOUTH
SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

. He is remembered chiefly as an orator. Many anecdotes have been told to illustrate his kindliness, his inimitable humour, and his remarkable eloquence. He died at Washington, D.C., on the 18th of December 1865.
See"the Life and Speeches of

Thomas

Corwin (Cincinnati, 1896), edited by Josiah Morrow; and an excellent character sketch,

Thomas

Corwin (Cincinnati, 1881), by A. P. Russell.

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