Description: Photograph of Ohio Governor James Rhodes with President Richard Nixon, April 1968. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03594
Subjects: Presidents--United States; Governors--Ohio; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
 

Description: Carte de visite portrait of Jacob Dolson Cox (1828-1900) in military uniform, taken by Warner & Elliott of Columbus, Ohio. Originally from Montreal, Canada, Cox emigrated to the United States, and attended Oberlin College. After several pre-war political positions in Ohio, he joined the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Cox fought at Antietam, South Mountain, and Atlanta, and eventually became military supervisor for the District of Ohio and the District of Michigan. He went on to become the 28th governor of Ohio from 1866 to 1868, and served as Secretary of the Interior from 1869 through 1870 in the presidential cabinet of fellow Ohioan Ulysses S. Grant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2288_001_01
Subjects: Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military officers; Generals--United States; Governors--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Governors portrait of General Jacob D. Cox (1828-1900) that hangs in the Ohio Statehouse. He served as governor of Ohio from 1866 to 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04232
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; Generals--United States; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Governor David Tod who served as governor from 1862 - 1864. The portrait was likely created after Tod left office. As a Civil War Governor, Tod oversaw the recruitment of troops, established the Ohio Military Agency to aid Ohio soldiers and called up troops to defend the state's borders from attack by the Confederate army. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00723
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Major General Lew Wallace, ca. 1860-1869. Wallace is shown in his dress uniform, in a frock coat or shell jacket with two stars on his shoulder boards, indicating his rank. Wallace was responsible for the defense of Cincinnati, Ohio, when it was in danger of attack from the Confederate Army in the fall of 1862. In addition to his military career and service as Governor of the New Mexico Territory, Wallace is famous for his novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ," published in 1880. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04309
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military officers; Authors; Governors--United States
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio);
 

Description: Signed photograph of James A. Rhodes as mayor of Columbus, ca. 1943-1951. Later serving four terms as governor of Ohio, Rhodes was key to the city's rise in economic and educational development. Governor Rhodes passed away on March 4th, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06309
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government; Governors--Ohio; Governors--United States; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Political culture--Ohio--History;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Inscription in photograph reads: "William Medill. Died Sep. 2 1865. Aged 63 years." Inscription on the back of the monument reads: "William Medill, born New Castle County Del. AD. 1802. Removed to Ohio and commenced practice of law in Lancaster, 1830. During a long and honorable life, he was widely known as a distinguished citizen and able statesman, having held the important public trusts of Member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, and President of that body, Lieut. Gov. Speaker of the Senate and Governor of the State, Four years in Congress, Assistant Post Mas. General, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Comptroller of U.S. Treasury, all of which were administered with signal success. In private life he was kind, courteous and honorable while the purity of his public character was illustrated by preeminent ability, strict integrity, and devotion to the public good." William Medill's monument, in the shape of an obelisk, is located in Elmwood Cemetery in Lancaster. Medill was a dedicated public servant and held the following posts during his illustrious career: Member of the Ohio Legislature from 1835 - 1838; Democrat for Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 -1843; Assistant Post Master General of Ohio in 1845; Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1845 - 1850, under President James K. Polk; Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1850; President of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1850; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1852, under Governor Reuben Wood; Acting Governor of Ohio, serving a six months beginning on July 13, 1853 when Wood resigned to become the U.S. Consulate to Chile; Governor of Ohio (22nd) from 1853 - 1856; First Comptroller of the United States Treasury in 1857 - 1861; and other posts as mentioned in the inscription above. William Medill was born in New Castle, PA in Feb 1802 to William and Isabella Medill. His parents were Irish immigrants and owned their own farm. William worked his way through Newark Academy, which later became the University of Delaware. After graduating, he studied law and was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1830. He then moved to Lancaster, Ohio and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1832. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_019
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Governors--Ohio; Ohio. House of Representatives; United States. Postmaster General; United States. First Comptroller of the Treasury; Medill, William, 1802-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Inscription reads: "William Medill, born New Castle County Del. AD. 1802. Removed to Ohio and commenced practice of law in Lancaster, 1830. During a long and honorable life, he was widely known as a distinguished citizen and able statesman, having held the important public trusts of Member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, and President of that body, Lieut. Gov. Speaker of the Senate and Governor of the State, Four years in Congress, Assistant Post Mas. General, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Comptroller of U.S. Treasury, all of which were administered with signal success. In private life he was kind, courteous and honorable while the purity of his public character was illustrated by preeminent ability, strict integrity, and devotion to the public good." William Medill's monument, in the shape of an obelisk, is located in Elmwood Cemetery in Lancaster. Medill was a dedicated public servant and held the following posts during his illustrious career: Member of the Ohio Legislature from 1835 - 1838; Democrat for Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 -1843; Assistant Post Master General of Ohio in 1845; Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1845 - 1850, under President James K. Polk; Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1850; President of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1850; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1852, under Governor Reuben Wood; Acting Governor of Ohio, serving a six months beginning on July 13, 1853 when Wood resigned to become the U.S. Consulate to Chile; Governor of Ohio (22nd) from 1853 - 1856; First Comptroller of the United States Treasury in 1857 - 1861; and other posts as mentioned in the inscription above. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_020
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Governors--Ohio; Ohio. House of Representatives; United States. Postmaster General; United States. First Comptroller of the Treasury; Medill, William, 1802-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This engraved portrait depicts William Allen, who served as the 31st governor of Ohio from 1874-1876. He also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1833-1835 and as a United States Senator from 1837-1849. This illustration appears in the "Historical Collections of Ohio," published by Henry Howe in 1907. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04207
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; United States. Congress. House; United States. Congress. Senate
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This engraving is a portrait of General Edward F. Noyes in formal, late-19th century attire. General Noyes became a major in the 39th Ohio Infantry Regiment, of Hamilton County, Ohio, during the Civil War. After the war, Noyes served as Governor of Ohio from 1872 to 1874. This printed engraving is from Henry Howe's "Historical Collections of Ohio," published in 1907. Noyes died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 4, 1890. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04271
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Governors--Ohio; Hamilton County (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio);
 

Description: Inscription reads: "William Medill, born New Castle County Del. AD. 1802. Removed to Ohio and commenced practice of law in Lancaster, 1830. During a long and honorable life, he was widely known as a distinguished citizen and able statesman, having held the important public trusts of Member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, and President of that body, Lieut. Gov. Speaker of the Senate and Governor of the State, Four years in Congress, Assistant Post Mas. General, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Comptroller of U.S. Treasury, all of which were administered with signal success. In private life he was kind, courteous and honorable while the purity of his public character was illustrated by preeminent ability, strict integrity, and devotion to the public good." William Medill's monument, in the shape of an obelisk, is located in Elmwood Cemetery in Lancaster. Medill was a dedicated public servant and held the following posts during his illustrious career: Member of the Ohio Legislature from 1835 - 1838; Democrat for Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 -1843; Assistant Post Master General of Ohio in 1845; Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1845 - 1850, under President James K. Polk; Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1850; President of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1850; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1852, under Governor Reuben Wood; Acting Governor of Ohio, serving a six months beginning on July 13, 1853 when Wood resigned to become the U.S. Consulate to Chile; Governor of Ohio (22nd) from 1853 - 1856; First Comptroller of the United States Treasury in 1857 - 1861; and other posts as mentioned in the inscription above. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_054
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Governors--Ohio; Ohio. House of Representatives; United States. Postmaster General; United States. First Comptroller of the Treasury; Medill, William, 1802-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Governor William Dennison who served one, two year term as Governor from 1860-1862. When the Civil War began in 1861 Dennison acted quickly to mobilize Ohio troops. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00570
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military officers; Governors