William C. Schenck
| William Cortenus Schenck | |
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| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Hamilton and other counties district |
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In office December 5, 1803 – December 2, 1804 Serving with John Bigger Daniel Symmes William Ward |
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| Preceded by |
Francis Dunlavy Jeremiah Morrow John Paul Daniel Symmes |
| Succeeded by |
Daniel Symmes Cornelius Snider |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 11, 1773 Freehold, New Jersey |
| Died | January 12, 1821 (aged 48) Columbus, Ohio |
| Resting place | Woodhill cemetery, Franklin, Ohio |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Rogers |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
William Cortenus Schenck (1773–1821) was a pioneer surveyor, militia general and legislator. Two of his sons were prominent military men.
William C. Schenck was born at Freehold, New Jersey, on January 11, 1773. His father was a Presbyterian minister, and his mother was a sister of General John N. Cumming, with whom he lived for a time at Newark. Family tradition says he graduated from Princeton University in 1793 or 1794, though that is unconfirmed. He studied both medicine and law, but decided to become a surveyor.
In 1793, Schenck moved west to Cincinnati in the Northwest Territory. He was an agent of his uncle and other New Jersey men, Jacob Burnet, Jonathan Dayton, and John Cleves Symmes. He surveyed and laid out Franklin, Ohio, with Daniel C. Cooper in 1796, where he later made his home. He spent 1797 surveying the United States Military District in eastern Ohio. He married Elizabeth Rogers on September 14, 1798, at Huntington, Long Island. They made their home at Cincinnati.
Schenck was appointed the secretary of Northwest Territory Legislative Council from 1799 to 1802. In 1802, a constitutional convention was held to write a constitution for the new state of Ohio. Ten delegates were elected from Hamilton County. Schenck finished in 14th place. He also laid out the town of Newark, Ohio, in 1802. He was proprietor with his uncle and Judge Burnet. They chose the forks of the Licking River as the town site.
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