Description: This photograph is a formal portrait of Van S. Deaton, M.D., who represented Miami County in the Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives for eight years, beginning in 1894. In this image Deaton, who appears to be in his sixties, has white hair and a bushy mustache. He wears a pin in this left lapel. Van. S. Deaton (1847-1828) was born in Champaign County, Ohio. When he was nine years old, his parents died, and he went to live with an uncle. At age 17 he enlisted in the Sixteenth Ohio Light Artillery in 1864 and served until June 1865. He returned to the Normal School in Lebanon, Ohio, to finish his education and then attended Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, from which he graduated in 1873. In addition to practicing medicine, Deaton also was elected to the state legislature and held other public offices. He died in 1928 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07020
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Physicians--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Politicians; Veterans; Miami County (Ohio)
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a formal portrait of Walter Hugh Albaugh (1890-1942), member of the Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1922-1924). When this photograph was taken, Albaugh was in his early thirties. He has a clean-shaven, broad face. He wears two pins in his left lapel, one of which indicates that he may have been member of the Masons. Walter Albaugh was born in Phoneton, Ohio, and attended public schools there. From 1910 to 1911 he surveyed fuel lands in Ohio and West Virginia. He then studied law at The Ohio State University and was admitted to the bar in 1914. He practiced law in Troy, Ohio. He served as a private in the United States Infantry from May to December 1918. After the war he resumed his law practice in Troy. He first was elected to the state legislature in 1921. Albaugh was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank L. Kloeb, but only served from November 8, 1938, until January 3, 1939. He was not a candidate for nomination in 1938 to the next full term and again resumed his law practice. He was active in many civic and fraternal organizations. Albaugh died on January 21, 1942, and was was buried in Memorial Park, Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07022
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Politicians; Veterans; Miami County (Ohio)
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Black-and-white 3 1/4 X 4 1/4 inch safety negative showing Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michael Disalle and Ohio Governor Frank Lausche sitting in the back of a car. Mayor of Columbus Jack Sensenbrenner is sitting in the passenger seat of the car. The photograph was taken in 1956 upon Stevenson's arrival at Port Columbus airport in Columbus, Ohio. The photographer, A.V. Shirk, climbed the fence at Port Columbus to photograph the arrival of Stevenson with a press camera and film pack. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV283_B01F01_010
Subjects: Stevenson II, Adlai, 1900-1965; Presidential candidates; DiSalle, Michael V. (Michael Vincent), 1908-1981; Politicians; Lausche, Frank J. (Frank John), 1895-; Sensenbrenner, Maynard Edward, 1902-1991
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: A native of Coshocton County, William Green (1870-1932) began his working life as a coal miner at age 16 and rose rapidly in the leadership of the United Mine Workers of America. Twice elected to the Ohio Senate, Green served as president pro tempore during his second term. He was instrumental in enacting Ohio's first worker's compensation law in 1912, at a time when progressive-era ideals conflicted with an impersonal industrial system where workers enjoyed few rights and little security. Green, one of the outstanding American trade union leaders of the twentieth century, served as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 until his death in 1952. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07684
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
 

Description: Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks was born at this site on September 7, 1819, near Zanesville, Ohio. While still a baby, Thomas' family moved to Indiana and he grew up and rose to prominence in the Hoosier State. Hendricks served consecutively in the Indiana State Legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives during the late 1840s and the 1850s. From 1863 to1869, he was one of Indiana's U.S. Senators. Hoosiers elected Hendricks to serve as Indiana's sixteenth governor in 1872, making him the first Democrat to win that office in a northern state after the Civil War. In 1876, vice-presidential candidate Hendricks and his running mate, Samuel Tilden, lost the presidential election to Ohioan Rutherford B. Hayes. Hendricks joined Grover Cleveland on the Democratic party's presidential ticket in 1884 and won. Hendricks died in 1885, after serving only eight months as vice president. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07688
Subjects: Birthplaces; Vice-Presidential candidates--United States; Politicians;
Places: Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a street scene of William Harrison's inauguration. William Henry Harrison was an American political and military leader and the ninth President of the United States. He was born in Charles County, Virginia, on February 9, 1773. He attended and graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and, at his father's insistence, studied medicine from 1790 to 1791 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Upon his father's death in 1791, Harrison immediately joined the United States Army. Harrison continued to serve in the military until 1798, when he resigned and accepted a new position as the Secretary of the Northwest Territory. He held this position until 1799. Because of Harrison's excellent political skills, President John Adams selected him to be the governor of the Indiana Territory on May 12, 1800. The Indiana Territory included modern-day Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. He held this office until 1813. In 1812, the War of 1812 began between the United States and Great Britain. President James Madison promoted Harrison to the rank of brigadier-general and put him in command of the Army of the Northwest. In October 1813, Harrison led the Army of the Northwest against a combined British and Native American force led by General Henry Proctor and Tecumseh. Known as the Battle of the Thames, the United States emerged victorious. The British ran from the battlefield, leaving the Native Americans to fight on alone. The Americans defeated the Native Americans, killing Tecumseh. Following the War of 1812, Harrison returned to politics. He made his home at North Bend just west of Cincinnati, Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Congress for two terms. He also served as the United States ambassador to Colombia in 1828 and 1829. In 1836, he ran as a member of the Whig Party against Democrat Martin Van Buren for the Presidency of the United States. Van Buren, Vice President under Andrew Jackson, won the election. In 1840, Harrison ran against the incumbent. He emphasized his military record against Tecumseh and the British in the War of 1812 with John Tyler of Virginia as his running mate. His campaign slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too." The sixty-eight-year-old Harrison was inaugurated into office on March 4, 1841, on a cold, overcast day. His speech was one of the longest inauguration speeches in presidential history at 8,445 words. He served the shortest time in office of any man elected to the presidency. He died from pneumonia on April 4, 1841, one month after taking office. John Tyler was his Vice president and successor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07698
Subjects: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents--Inauguration--United States; Politicians
Places: Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: Photograph of Charles Dick, stationed at Camp McKinley with the Ohio National Guard in 1903. Charles William Frederick Dick was born in Akron, Ohio, on November 3, 1858. He studied law and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1894 and set up practice in his hometown. Dick briefly left his legal practice to serve in the Eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War. When the war ended, Dick returned to Akron and his law career. Associating himself with the Republican Party, Dick first entered politics as Summit County auditor from 1886 to 1894. He also was very active in the national Republican Party, serving as secretary of the Republican National Committee from 1896 to 1900. When Congressman Stephen A. Northway died in office in 1898, Dick was appointed to replace him in the U.S. House of Representatives. He subsequently gained reelection three times. Dick resigned from his seat in 1904 in order to accept appointment as a senator. Once again, Dick was replacing an Ohioan who had died in office -- Marcus A. Hanna. He served in the Senate from 1904 until 1911, when he failed to win reelection. After leaving the Senate, Dick resumed his legal practice in both Washington, DC, and Akron. He reentered the political arena once again in 1922, when he attempted to become the Republican candidate for the Senate, but was unsuccessful. Dick died in Akron, Ohio, on March 13, 1945. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2394_Charles_Dick_001
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898; Military life; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law;
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing Michael Dorrian, right, during a campaign event at Mount Vernon Plaza in Columbus, Ohio, taken by photographer Allen Zak for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. Dorrian was campaigning as the Democratic candidate for Columbus mayor. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B03F07_05
Subjects: Politicians; Democratic Party; Political campaigns; Ohio History--State and Local Government;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing U.S. President Bill Clinton, possibly during a campaign visit in Columbus, Ohio, taken by photographer Allen Zak for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The photograph has been given the humorous caption, "Hey Bill! Put your head here. Let us give you noogies." The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B03F07_04
Subjects: Presidents--United States; Clinton, William J. (Jefferson) 1946 -; Political campaigns; Politicians;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of John Hay, from "The Complete Poetical Works of John Hay" (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916). Hay's signature is located under the portrait. John Milton Hay was a prominent politician and author born in 1838. He was good friends with President Abraham Lincoln and was Lincoln's personal secretary. Lincoln also appointed Hay to the U.S. Embassy in France. He was later appointed Assistant Secretary of State by President Rutherford B. Hayes and Secretary of State by President William McKinley. Hay also published a number of books including co-authoring a biography of Lincoln and a volume of poetry and personal recollections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03868
Subjects: Hay, John, 1838-1905; Ohio authors; Politicians; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: A native of Akron, Ohio, Charles Dick (1858-1945) was an attorney who served as a United States Representative (1898-1904) and Senator (1904-1911). Dick briefly left his legal practice to serve in the Eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04063
Subjects: Law & legal affairs; Akron (Ohio); Politicians; Spanish-American War, 1898
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer R.F. Bowdish in the 1870s, this stereograph shows members of the Ohio Senate in the assembly room at the Ohio Statehouse located at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio, on the corners of Broad and High Streets. This stereograph is part of the John H. Klippart Family Collection, an audiovisual collection of 433 items, including tintypes, stereoviews, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cabinet cards, and carte-de-visites from 1850-1920, belonging to John H. Klippart. Born in Canton, Ohio, in 1823, Klippart took on many business ventures throughout his life, but is most noted for his roles in the agriculture industry. In 1855 Klippart was associate editor of the "Ohio Farmer" and in 1856 was elected corresponding secretary of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. As secretary he promoted agricultural improvement and education throughout the state of Ohio, and in 1865 toured Europe under a commission from the United States Commissioner of Agriculture to gather information on agricultural procedures. He also served as an assistant on the Ohio Geological Survey, and in 1873 was appointed commissioner of fisheries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P157_B02F03_001
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio General Assembly Senate; Ohio Government; Architecture; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)