American politician
Charles Anthony
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In office
December 4, 1837 ? December 2, 1838
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Preceded by
| William Medill
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Succeeded by
| James J. Faran
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Born
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1798-03-31
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March 31, 1798
Richmond, Virginia
, United States
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Died
| May 10, 1862
(1862-05-10)
(aged 64)
Springfield, Ohio
, United States
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Resting place
| Columbia Street Cemetery
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Political party
| Whig
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Spouses
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- Elizabeth Evans
- Mary E. Hulsey
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Children
| sixteen
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Allegiance
| United States
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Branch/service
| Ohio Militia
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Years of service
| 1825?1847
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Rank
| Brigadier General
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Unit
| 3rd Brigade, 5th Division
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Battles/wars
| Mexican?American War
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Charles Anthony
(1798?1862) was a legislative leader in the U.S. State of Ohio. He was also a Militia General during the Mexican?American War, a Masonic Grand Master for his state, and a U.S. Attorney.
Legislative activities
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Charles Anthony was born in
Richmond, Virginia
, the son of Joseph and Rhoda Anthony on March 31, 1798. The family moved to a
Clinton County, Ohio
, farm in 1811. He went to
Cincinnati
to study law, and was admitted to the bar in 1820. He moved to
Springfield
in 1824, and lived there until his death.
Anthony was elected to the
Ohio House of Representatives
in 1829 for the
28th
General Assembly, and re-elected to the
29th
, and served 1829?1831.
In 1833, he was elected to a two-year term in the
Ohio State Senate
, serving in the
32nd
and
33rd
General Assemblies, 1833?1835.
When
Speaker of the Senate
Peter Hitchcock
resigned March 6, 1835, Anthony was elected to fill the position.
He returned to the House for the
36th
General Assembly, 1837?1838.
He was elected
Speaker of the House
for that session.
While he was Speaker, acts abolishing debtors' prison, establishing the Superior Court of Cincinnati, erecting
Erie County
, and establishing several railroad companies were passed. A joint resolution, protesting the annexation of
Texas
, was also adopted.
In the 1840 presidential campaign of
William Henry Harrison
, "he acquired a great reputation as a stump speaker."
He was subsequently named
United States Attorney
for the
District of Ohio
during the
Whig
administrations of Harrison and Tyler.
He was bluff and outstanding as a jury lawyer. He was a man of integrity and force of character, and was popular with all classes.
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Benjamin F. Prince.
Military activities
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Anthony was an officer of Clark County companies of the
Ohio Militia
from 1825 to 1847. He was Brigadier General of the 3rd Brigade, 5th Division Ohio Militia during the
Mexican?American War
of 1846?1848.
Masonic activities
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Anthony received his Entered Apprentice degree in Highland Lodge #38 on March 24, 1822. On June 24, 1822, he received his Fellow Craft and Master Mason degrees. He was elected Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Ohio
in January, 1832, though he apparently was not even present or actively affiliated with any Ohio lodge.
In 1847, Anthony and several other brethren petitioned the Grand Lodge to establish Clark Lodge #101. The charter was granted in 1848, and Anthony was Master of the lodge 1848, 1849 and 1855.
Personal
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On March 23, 1820, Charles Anthony married Elizabeth Evans of
Cincinnati
, who had nine children and died in 1839. He married Mary E. Hulsey of Springfield, who had seven children, and survived her husband.
He died May 10, 1862, in Springfield, and was buried in Columbia Street Cemetery, in an unmarked grave. The Ninth Masonic District later placed a marker on the family plot.
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References
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- Howe, Henry
(1907).
"Clark County"
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Historical Collections of Ohio
, The Ohio Centennial Edition
. Vol. 1. The State of Ohio. p. 404.
ISBN
9781404753761
.
- "Past Grand Masters -Ohio 1832 - Charles Anthony"
. Freemason.com.
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- Prince, Benjamin F., ed. (1901).
The centennial celebration of Springfield, Ohio: held August 4th to 10th, 1901
. Springfield Publishing Company.
- Prince, Benjamin F., ed. (1922).
A standard history of Springfield and Clark County, Ohio
. Vol. 1. The American Historical Society.
- "History of the U.S. Attorney Southern District of Ohio"
. United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Ohio
. Retrieved
2012-11-15
.
- Gilkey, Elliot Howard, ed. (1901).
The Ohio Hundred Year Book: a Hand-book of the Public Men and Public Institutions of Ohio ...
State of Ohio.
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899).
Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ...
State of Ohio.
- Bell, William Jr.
(1876).
Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875...
Ohio Secretary of State
.