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Beecher-Irvin-Gillespie family of Lancaster, Ohio

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  Philemon Beecher (1776-1839) — of Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. Born in Oxford, New Haven County, Conn., March 19, 1776. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Fairfield County, 1803, 1805-08; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1807-08; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1817-21, 1823-29 (5th District 1817-21, 9th District 1823-29). Died in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 30, 1839 (age 63 years, 256 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Beecher and Desire (Tolles) Beecher; married to Susan Gillespie (sister-in-law of William White Irvin); father of Maria Louisa Beecher (who married Philadelph Van Trump).
  Political family: Beecher-Irvin-Gillespie family of Lancaster, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William White Irvin (1779-1842) — also known as William W. Irvin — of Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., April 5, 1779. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1803-04; impeached and removed from office as judge by the state legislature, 1804; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1806-07, 1825-27; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1825-26; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1811-18; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1822; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1829-33. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, March 27, 1842 (age 62 years, 356 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Joseph Irvine and Elizabeth (Holt) Irvine; married, February 2, 1813, to Elizabeth Brown Gillespie (sister-in-law of Philemon Beecher).
  Political family: Beecher-Irvin-Gillespie family of Lancaster, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Philadelph Van Trump (1810-1874) — also known as Phil Van Trump — of Ohio. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 15, 1810. Newspaper editor; lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1852; American candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1857; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1862-67; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1867-73; defeated (Whig), 1850. Died in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, July 31, 1874 (age 63 years, 258 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, January 16, 1837, to Marie Louisa Beecher (daughter of Philemon Beecher).
  Political family: Beecher-Irvin-Gillespie family of Lancaster, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — OurCampaigns candidate detail

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