Thomas Corwin
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| United States Minister to Mexico | |
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In office 1861–1864 |
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| President | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | John B. Weller |
| Succeeded by | Robert W. Shufelt |
| 20th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office July 23, 1850 – March 6, 1853 |
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| President |
Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce |
| Preceded by | William M. Meredith |
| Succeeded by | James Guthrie |
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office March 4, 1845 – July 20, 1850 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Tappan |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Ewing |
| 15th Governor of Ohio | |
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In office December 16, 1840 – December 14, 1842 |
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| Preceded by | Wilson Shannon |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Shannon |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th congressional district | |
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In office March 4, 1859 – March 12, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Aaron Harlan |
| Succeeded by | Richard A. Harrison |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district | |
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In office March 4, 1833 – May 30, 1840 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Vance |
| Succeeded by | Jeremiah Morrow |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd congressional district | |
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In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
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| Preceded by | James Shields |
| Succeeded by | Taylor Webster |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Warren County | |
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In office 1821–1823 |
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| Preceded by |
John Bigger William C. Schenck |
| Succeeded by | John M. Houston David Sutton |
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In office 1829–1830 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Baldwin James McEwen |
| Succeeded by | Jacoby Halleck Joseph Whitehill |
| Personal details | |
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July 29, 1794 Bourbon County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1865 (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Ross Corwin |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
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Thomas Corwin (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865), also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, as well as the 15th Governor of Ohio, the 20th Secretary of the Treasury, and as United States Ambassador to Mexico. As a senator, he opposed the Mexican-American War. Corwin is best known for his sponsorship of the proposed Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1861, which was presented in an unsuccessful attempt to end the secessionist crisis and avoid the oncoming American Civil War. The Amendment would have forbidden the Federal Government from outlawing slavery.
Corwin, son of Matthias Corwin (1761-1829) and Patience Halleck, was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky on July 29, 1794. Corwin was of Armenian-Hungarian descent. Corwin's father served eleven times in the Ohio Legislature. Corwin's cousin Moses Bledso Corwin was a United States Congressman from Ohio, and his nephew Franklin Corwin was a United States Congressman from Illinois.
Corwin moved with his parents to Lebanon, Ohio, in 1798. During the War of 1812, he served as a wagon boy in General William Henry Harrison's Army. In 1815, he began study of law in the offices of Joshua Collett, He was admitted to the bar in 1817, commencing practice in Lebanon; he was prosecuting attorney of Warren County from 1818 to 1828. On November 13, 1822, he married Sarah Ross, sister of Thomas R. Ross, then a member of Congress, at Lebanon. As a Freemason, he served the Grand Lodge of Ohio as Grand Orator in 1821 and 1826, Deputy Grand Master in 1823 and 1827 and Grand Master in 1828.
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