Frederick Elijah Wadsworth (March 7, 1786 in

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– February 3, 1869 in

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) was an Ohio militia officer, businessman, banker, and politician.

Family

Frederick was born in 1786 at the family home in

. He was the son of

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and his wife Rhoda Hopkins. Frederick was a member of the prominent

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family of

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. He is a descendant of William Wadsworth, one of the

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. He moved to

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, at 13, with his family in 1799. In October 1802 he moved to the new family home in

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where he grew to adulthood. Frederick married Statira Smith of New York and had eight children. Frederick Wadsworth's House, built 1824, located in Edinburg, Ohio is on the

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(May 29, 1975 #75001520).

War of 1812

On 26 May 1812

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Frederick Wadsworth was appointed, by his

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, as the Regimental Clerk for the 2nd Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Division of the Ohio State Militia under Colonel

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Business and politics

Frederick was a proprietor and partner of Stoddard & Wadsworth Co. a wool carding works in 1825. Later that year he was elected Secretary of the Portage County Agricultural Society on 9 May 1825. Frederick was an appointed representative of Portage County during the Canal Commission on 10 March 1826 that worked for the creation of the

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. Frederick was at the

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Convention in

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on September 11, 1830. He was also elected Sheriff of

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in 1834. He formed a partnership with several investors, including

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and Eleazer Sackett, which led to the creation of the Portage Canal & Manufacturing Co. on February 27, 1837. Frederick was also one of 5 co-owners of the Etna Iron Company on March 29, 1837. That same year Frederick was appointed a Director of the Bank of Cleveland. Later, in 1846, he was the President of the Portage County Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Frederick Wadsworth was elected

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in 1852-1853.

References

*"Early History of Cleveland Ohio..." by Col. Charles Whittlesey, Cleveland, 183
(PDF avail.)
*"History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a history of the County..." Warner, beers and Co., Chicago, 1885 *"Cases of the Supreme Court of Ohio 1833-1834" by Charles Hammond, Esq., Cincinnati, 1872 *"Acts of the State of Ohio", By the Ohio General Assembly, Columbus 1837

External links

*http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/archivedetail/18138/Map_of_The_Town_of_North_Akron_Portage_County_and_Township_Ohio_June/Ashland.html *http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wadhams-waggy.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Wadsworth, Frederick 1786 births 1869 deaths Mayors of Akron, Ohio Businesspeople from Ohio American militiamen in the War of 1812 Anti-Masonic Party politicians from Ohio Wadsworth family Politicians from Litchfield, Connecticut People from Canfield, Ohio 19th-century American businesspeople