Matthias Corwin (February 19, 1761 – September 4, 1829) was an American politician. Born in

Morris County, New Jersey Morris County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was enumerated at 509,285,

, Corwin and his family moved to Ohio in 1798. Corwin served in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as speaker. His son was US Senator, Ohio Governor and US Secretary of the Treasury

Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin (July 29, 1794 – December 18, 1865), also known as Tom Corwin, The Wagon Boy, and Black Tom was a politician from the state of Ohio. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and served as the 15th governor of Ohio and the ...

. Corwin died in Lebanon, Ohio.'Hallock-Holyoke Pedigree and Collateral,' Charles Hallock and William Allen Hallock, Press of Morehouse and Carpenter: 1906, pg.62 He was a

Presidential elector The United States Electoral College is the group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of appointing the president and vice president. Each state and the District of Columbia appo ...

in 1812 for the

James Madison James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for hi ...

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* 1761 births 1829 deaths People from Morris County, New Jersey People from Lebanon, Ohio Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives 1812 United States presidential electors Members of the Ohio House of Representatives {{Ohio-politician-stub