John Sloane
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John Sloane (1779 – May 15, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and later the Treasurer of the United States.
Born in York, Pennsylvania, Sloane moved to Ohio in early youth. He completed preparatory studies. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1803-1805 and again in 1807. He served as colonel of militia in the War of 1812. United States receiver of public moneys at Canton, Ohio from 1808 to 1816 and at Wooster 1816-1819.
Sloane was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses, reelected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, and elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1829). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections (Seventeenth through Twentieth Congresses). He was appointed clerk of the court of common pleas of Wayne County in 1831 and served several years. Secretary of state of Ohio 1841-1844. Treasurer of the United States from November 27, 1850, to April 6, 1853. He died in Wooster, Ohio, May 15, 1856. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Michael Baldwin |
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1805-12-02 – 1806-11-30 |
Succeeded by Abraham Shepherd |
| Preceded by William Trevitt |
Ohio Secretary of State 1841–1844 |
Succeeded by Samuel Galloway |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by William Selden |
Treasurer of the United States 1850-11-27 – 1853-04-06 |
Succeeded by Samuel Casey |
| Ohio House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Rudolph Blair Zacheus A. Beatty Thomas Elliott Isaac Meeks as Representatives from Jefferson County |
Representative from Jefferson and Columbiana Counties 1803–1804 Served alongside: Richard Beeson, Samuel Dunlap, Joseph McKee |
District eliminated |
| New district | Representative from Jefferson County 1804–1806 Served alongside: Thomas McCune, John McLaughlin (1804–1805) Thomas Elliott, John McLaughlin (1805–1806) |
Succeeded by Samuel Boyd Thomas Elliott John McLaughlin |
| Preceded by John McConnell |
Representative from Columbiana County 1807–1808 |
Succeeded by George Clark John Crumbacker William Harbaugh as Representatives from Columbiana and Stark Counties |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Peter Hitchcock |
United States Representative from Ohio's 6th congressional district 1819–1823 |
Succeeded by Duncan McArthur |
| New district | United States Representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district 1823–1829 |
Succeeded by John Thomson |
