Jonas Reece Emrie (April 25, 1812 – June 5, 1869) was a

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from

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

. Born in

Hillsboro, Ohio Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States approximately 35 mi (56 km) west of Chillicothe, and 50 miles east of Cincinnati. The population was 6,605 at the 2010 census. History Hillsboro was p ...

, Emrie pursued preparatory studies. He studied law. He was

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and commenced practice in

. He was editor and publisher of the Hillsboro Gazette 1839–1848 and 1854–1856. Leader in organizing the Hillsboro Female College. He was appointed postmaster of Hillsboro on April 8, 1839, and served until February 23, 1841. He served as member of the State senate in 1847 and 1848. First probate judge of Highland County 1851–1854. Emrie was elected as an

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candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He moved to

Mound City, Illinois Mound City is a city and the county seat of Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. It is located along the Ohio River just north of its confluence with the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 588. History Mound Ci ...

, in 1857. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, conducted a newspaper, and practiced law. Police magistrate of the city in 1858. Township treasurer of schools. He served as master in chancery of Pulaski County, Illinois. He died in

, June 5, 1869. He was interred in Beech Grove Cemetery.

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