Jeremiah Morrow

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Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771 – March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 9th Governor of Ohio, and the last Democratic-Republican to do so.

Morrow was born near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to the descendants of Scotch-Irish immigrants. He moved to the Northwest Territory in 1795.

After serving in the Territorial House of Representatives and Territorial Senate, as well as a delegate to the 1802 Constitutional Convention, he was elected to the first State Senate a year later and served six months before becoming Ohio's first member of the United States House of Representatives. Morrow won four additional full terms. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 1812 and served a single term from 1813-1819, and did not seek re-election. He won election to the governorship in 1822 and served for two two-year terms. He declined to serve a third term, instead returning to the Ohio House of Representatives and State Senate. Morrow was sent back to Washington again in 1841, and served two more years in the House, but refused to be renominated in 1842, believing himself too old.

He is the namesake of the highest bridge in Ohio, of Morrow County, and of Morrow, Ohio.

Preceded by Paul Fearing (Northwest Territory)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's At-large congressional district 1803 - 1813	Succeeded by John McLean, John Alexander, Duncan McArthur, James Caldwell, James Kilbourne, John S. Edwards
Preceded by Alexander Campbell	United States Senator (Class 3) from Ohio 1813 – 1819 Served alongside: Thomas Worthington, Joseph Kerr, Benjamin Ruggles	Succeeded by William A. Trimble
Preceded by Allen Trimble	Governor of Ohio 1822 - 1826	Succeeded by Allen Trimble
Preceded by Thomas Corwin	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district 1841 - 1843	Succeeded by Joseph Vance