Description: The outside of the Sherman Home in Lancaster, Ohio. This is where John Sherman (1823-1900) was raised. Sherman is best known as a man who would serve in the senate for over ten years. Sherman at first held a few other jobs before getting into the world of politics, working both as an engineer and an attorney. Before he went on to serve in the senate, he served for a number of years as a representative in Congress. During his time in politics he would support at first the Whig Party, which favored more power for the central government as opposed to the states. After the demise of the Whig party, he became an avid supporter of Republican party policies and was so passionate about the cause of preserving the Union he considered abandoning politics at least for a time and fight the Confederacy. In the end, he abandoned this idea and devoted his time to pushing for his favored policies in Congress. He continued to serve in the senate and hold his own during the turbulent time of Reconstruction. Sherman usually came off as a moderate voice in the time of increasing conflict between the Senate and the President over how to bring the United States back together. He was not afraid to criticize both and advocated for a moderate approach. Sherman left the Senate for a period to become a cabinet official, returning to the Senate upon his leaving the cabinet. While he was once again serving in the senate, he formulated and would give his name to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, which made it possible for business monopolies to be dismantled. He would continue to serve in the Senate until a few years before his death, leaving in 1897, and dying three years later in 1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06775
Subjects: Sherman, John, 1823-1900; United States. Congress. Senate; United States. Congress. House; Civil War
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: Engraved portrait of George Hunt Pendleton (1825-1889). Pendleton was from Cincinnati and served as a United States Senator from 1879-1885. He sponsored the U.S. Civil Service Commission. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02815
Subjects: United States. Congress. Senate--1880-1890; Legislators--United States
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite portrait of Thomas Ewing from Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, ca. 1860-1871. He served as United States Senator from Ohio from 1831 to 1837 and 1850 to 1851. He also served as Secretary of the Treasury in 1841 and as Secretary of the Interior from 1849 to 1850. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00786
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; United States. Congress. Senate
 

Description: Reproduction of an engraved portrait of Thomas Worthington who served as one of the first United States Senators from Ohio from 1803-1807 and 1811-1814. Worthington served two, two year terms as Governor of Ohio from 1814-1818. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00572
Subjects: Rights and Responsibilities; Ohio History--State and Local Government; United States. Congress. Senate; Worthington, Thomas, 1773-1827
 

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: Allen G. Thurman (1813-1895) was a Democratic Representative (1845-1847) from Ohio; justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court, 1852-56; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1869-81; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1884; and candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1888. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03916
Subjects: Ohio. Supreme Court; United States. Congress. Senate; Lawyers--Ohio; Other--Federal Government
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: As a young man, Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861) taught school in Ohio. While he served in the House and in the Senate as a representative from Illinois, Douglas played an important role in settling tensions between Northerners and Southerners over slavery prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. He is perhaps best known for his political battles with Abraham Lincoln in both 1858 and again in 1860. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04113
Subjects: Abolitionists; Politicians; United States. Congress. House; United States. Congress. Senate
Places: Illinois
 

Description: Photograph showing Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in 1975, the year he started his political career as a state representative in the Ohio House. At the time, he was the youngest person elected to that body. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1952, Brown later settled in Lorain. Following his tenure as a state representative (1974-1982), he went on to serve as Ohio Secretary of State (1982-1990), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1992-2006), and as a U.S. Senator (2006-current). In his long political career, he has only lost one race, for re-election as Secretary of State in 1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B02F03_Brown1975_01
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Democratic Party; Politicians; Ohio Government; United States. Congress. House; United States. Congress. Senate;
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio); Lorain (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown during his 1982 campaign for Ohio Secretary of State. He would go on to defeat Republican Virgil Brown in the general election later that year. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1952, Brown later settled in Lorain. He began his political career by winning election as a state representative in the Ohio House in 1974. At the time, he was the youngest person elected to that body. Following his tenure as a state representative (1974-1982), he went on to serve as Ohio Secretary of State (1982-1990), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1992-2006), and as a U.S. Senator (2006-current). In his long political career, he has only lost one race, for re-election as Secretary of State in 1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B02F03_Brown1982_01
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Democratic Party; Politicians; Ohio Government; United States. Congress. House; United States. Congress. Senate;
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio); Lorain (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Sr., standing behind a podium and microphone. Behind him is a display of newspapers attached to a wood strip. Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr., was a prominent United States Senator from Ohio in the mid-twentieth century. Taft was born on September 8, 1889, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was William Howard Taft, a president of the United States. Robert Taft attended public schools in Cincinnati, as well as schools in Manila, Philippines, where his father was governor general, and the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. In 1910, he graduated from Yale University and then earned a law degree at Harvard University in 1913. Upon graduating from Harvard, Taft practiced law in Cincinnati. He served as an assistant counsel to the United States Food Administration from 1917 to 1918. A member of the Republican Party, Taft won election to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1920. He held this office from 1921 to 1926 and eventually rose to the rank of speaker and majority leader. During 1931 and 1932, he served in the Ohio Senate. In 1938, Taft won election to the United States Senate. He served until 1953, winning reelection in 1944 and 1950. His greatest contribution in the Senate was his co-sponsorship of the Taft-Hartley Act, which limited the power of unions by banning "unfair" union practices, outlawed closed union shops, and permitted the federal government to seek federal court injunctions against unions if a strike threatened the national interest. Believing that they were socialistic, Taft also sought to end many of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs. In 1940, 1948, and 1952, Taft sought the Republican Party's presidential nomination, but was unsuccessful each time. His firm support of Republican issues led him to be nicknamed "Mr. Republican." On January 3, 1953, he became majority leader of the Senate. Taft died on July 31, 1953, during his third Senate term. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05864
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953; United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947; United States. Congress. Senate; Politicians
 

Description: This photo shows U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Sr., at the Columbus (Ohio) Chamber of Commerce, in 1953. A smiling Taft is seated at a table. Behind him is an unidentified woman. Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr., was a prominent United States senator from Ohio in the mid-twentieth century. Taft was born on September 8, 1889, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was William Howard Taft, a president of the United States. Robert Taft attended public schools in Cincinnati, as well as schools in Manila, Philippines, where his father was governor general, and the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. In 1910, he graduated from Yale University and then earned a law degree at Harvard University in 1913. Upon graduating from Harvard, Taft practiced law in Cincinnati. He served as an assistant counsel to the United States Food Administration from 1917 to 1918. A member of the Republican Party, Taft won election to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1920. He held this office from 1921 to 1926 and eventually rose to the rank of speaker and majority leader. During 1931 and 1932, he served in the Ohio Senate. In 1938, Taft won election to the United States Senate. He served until 1953, winning reelection in 1944 and 1950. His greatest contribution in the Senate was his co-sponsorship of the Taft-Hartley Act, which limited the power of unions by banning "unfair" union practices, outlawed closed union shops, and permitted the federal government to seek federal court injunctions against unions if a strike threatened the national interest. Believing that they were socialistic, Taft also sought to end many of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs. In 1940, 1948, and 1952, Taft sought the Republican Party's presidential nomination, but was unsuccessful each time. His firm support of Republican issues led him to be nicknamed "Mr. Republican." On January 3, 1953, he became majority leader of the Senate. Taft died on July 31, 1953, during his third Senate term. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05866
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953; United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947; United States. Congress. Senate; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Sr., at the Columbus (Ohio) Chamber of Commerce, 1953. Smiling broadly, Taft sits at table on which a newspaper or other printed material is displayed. An unidentified woman is visible in the background. Robert Alphonso Taft, Sr., was a prominent United States senator from Ohio during the mid-twentieth century. Taft was born September 8, 1889, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was William Howard Taft, a president of the United States. Robert Taft attended public schools in Cincinnati, as well as schools in Manila, Philippines, where his father was governor general, and the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. In 1910 he graduated from Yale University and then earned a law degree at Harvard University in 1913. Upon graduating from Harvard, Taft practiced law in Cincinnati. He served as an assistant counsel to the United States Food Administration from 1917 to 1918. A member of the Republican Party, Taft won election to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1920. He held this office from 1921 to 1926 and eventually rose to the rank of speaker and majority leader. During 1931 and 1932, he served in the Ohio Senate. In 1938, Taft won election to the United States Senate. He served until 1953, winning reelection in 1944 and 1950. His greatest contribution in the Senate was his co-sponsorship of the Taft-Hartley Act, which limited the power of unions by banning "unfair" union practices, outlawed closed union shops, and permitted the federal government to seek federal court injunctions against unions if a strike threatened the national interest. Believing that they were socialistic, Taft also sought to end many of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs. In 1940, 1948, and 1952, Taft sought the Republican Party's presidential nomination, but was unsuccessful each time. His firm support of Republican issues led him to be nicknamed "Mr. Republican." On January 3, 1953, he became majority leader of the Senate. Taft died on July 31, 1953, during his third Senate term. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05867
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953; United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947; United States. Congress. Senate; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)