Joseph Vance

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Joseph Vance

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district
In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by	Philemon Beecher
Succeeded by	John Wilson Campbell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	David Chambers
Succeeded by	Thomas Corwin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	William Kennon, Sr.
Succeeded by	Samson Mason
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	Jeremiah Morrow
Succeeded by	Richard S. Canby
13th Governor of Ohio
In office December 12, 1836 – December 13, 1838
Preceded by	Robert Lucas
Succeeded by	Wilson Shannon
Personal details
Born	March 21, 1786 Catfish, Pennsylvania
Died	August 24, 1852) (aged 66) Urbana, Ohio
Resting place	Oak Dale Cemetery
Political party	Whig

Joseph Vance (March 21, 1786 – August 24, 1852) was a Whig politician from Ohio. He was the 13th Governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position.

1 Biography
2 Career
3 Death
4 Legacy
5 References
6 External links

Biography

Vance was born in Catfish (now Washington), Pennsylvania. He moved with his father, Joseph C. Vance, Revolutionary War veteran, to Vanceburg, Kentucky in 1788, and then to Urbana, Ohio in 1805.^[1] Vance married Mary Lemon in 1807.

Career

A salt farmer, Vance gained a commission during the War of 1812 and rose quickly from Major to Major General. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1812-1813, 1815–1816 and 1818-1819. Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1820, Vance served seven terms before losing a bid for an eighth term in 1834. Vance ran for governor in 1836 and served a single two-year term, losing a bid for re-election in 1838.^[1]

He intended to retire but was elected to the Ohio State Senate, and served in the Senate from 1840 to 1841. Vance ran again for the House of Representatives in 1842, and served two more terms in the House before refusing to run for re-election in 1846. Vance was a delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1848, and was a member of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1851.