Moses Bledso Corwin (January 5, 1790 – April 7, 1872) was a
United States representative
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from
Ohio
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.
Biography
Born in
Bourbon County, Kentucky
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, Corwin spent the early part of his life on a farm, and attended rural schools. He studied law, and was admitted to the
bar
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in 1812. He began practicing law in
Urbana, Ohio
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.
Career
Corwin was a member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
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in 1838 and 1839, and was elected as a
Whig to the
Thirty-first United States Congress
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(March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851), and was again elected to the
Thirty-third Congress
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(March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).
Family life
Corwin's cousin,
Thomas Corwin
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, was a U.S. Representative, Senator and Treasury Secretary; his cousin,
Franklin Corwin
Franklin Corwin (January 12, 1818 – June 15, 1879) was a United States representative from Illinois.
Born in Lebanon, Ohio, he attended private schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1839, practicing in Wilmington, Ohio. He ser ...
, served one term as a Representative; his son,
John A. Corwin, was his
Democratic opponent in the 1848 Congressional election.
Death
He engaged in the practice of law until his death at age 82. He was interred in Oak Dale Cemetery.
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1790 births
1872 deaths
People from Bourbon County, Kentucky
People from Urbana, Ohio
Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio lawyers
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
19th-century American legislators
19th-century American lawyers