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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | Edward Tiffin |
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Chillicothe, Ohio , United States |
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June 19, 1766
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| Died | August 09, 1829
(63 years)
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| Info | Edward Tiffin was born in Carlisle, England, on June 19, 1766. In 1784, he migrated to Virginia with his parents. Tiffin then attended medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, he established a practice in Charles Town, Virginia. He played an active role in the Methodist Church and became a lay minister in 1792.
In 1798, Tiffin and his family moved with his brother-in-law, Thomas Worthington, to the Northwest Territory. They also brought with them several recently freed slaves. They settled in Chillicothe. Tiffin and Worthington quickly became involved in political affairs of the Northwest Territory. Governor Arthur St. Clair appointed Tiffin chief clerk of the Northwest Territory's Court of Common Pleas. In 1799, Tiffin served in the legislature of the Northwest Territory. His fellow representatives selected him to become the first Speaker of the House. Three years later, Tiffin served in the Constitutional Convention as president of the meeting. This body was to draft a state constitution so that Ohio could formally enter the United States of America. Tiffin played an active role opposing Governor St. Clair. St. Clair was a member of the Federalist Party. Most residents of Ohio at this time, including Tiffin and Worthington, supported the Democratic-Republican Party. St. Clair opposed Ohio statehood at this point, because he realized that Democratic-Republicans would gain control of the government. The governor hoped to shrink the proposed boundaries of Ohio and delay admittance to the United States. These two actions would assist the Federalists in securing Ohio for their party. Despite St. Clair's efforts, Tiffin, Worthington, and the other Democratic-Republicans helped Oho become the seventeenth state in 1803.
In 1803, Tiffin became the first governor of Ohio. As governor, Tiffin's major problem was with the Native Americans--especially the Shawnee Indians and their chief Tecumseh. During the early 1800s, Tecumseh was attempting to form an Indian Confederacy. He wanted the natives to put aside their personal differences and to unite together against the Americans moving into Ohio and the Indiana Territory. Tiffin also was concerned with the British in Canada and along the Great Lakes on American soil. The Treaty of Paris (1783), which ended the American Revolution, required the English to withdraw all of their soldiers from America, but the British failed to do this. During the late 1700s and early 1800s, the English provided natives like Tecumseh with weapons to battle the Americans.
In 1807, the state legislature selected Tiffin to replace Thomas Worthington as senator in the United States Senate. Tiffin resigned the position in 1809, hoping to return home to continue his medical practice. Despite his plan, that same year he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives. His fellow legislators selected him to be the Speaker of the House. In 1812, President James Madison named Tiffin as the chief commissioner of the United States General Land Office. When the British invaded Washington during the War of 1812, Tiffin evacuated the records of his office so that the English would not seize them. In 1814, Tiffin became the Surveyor General of the Northwest. This position allowed him to return to Ohio. He served as the surveyor general until his death on August 9, 1829. Modern-day Tiffin, Ohio, is named in Tiffin's honor.
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