| John Carey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th district |
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| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Lawrence W. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Warren P. Noble |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Marion & Crawford county district |
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| In office December 1, 1828 – December 6, 1829 |
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| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hopkins |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Marion & Crawford county district |
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| In office December 5, 1836 – December 3, 1837 Serving with Otway Curry |
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| Preceded by | James H. Godman |
| Succeeded by | Otway Curry Stephen Fowler |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Delaware & Crawford county district |
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| In office December 4, 1843 – December 1, 1844 Serving with William Smart |
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| Preceded by | George W. Sharp I. E. James |
| Succeeded by | James B. Shaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1792 Monongalia County, Virginia |
| Died | March 17, 1875 (aged 82) Carey, Ohio |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery, Carey, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
John Carey (April 5, 1792 – March 17, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Carey moved with his parents to the Northwest Territory in 1798. He served under General Hull in the War of 1812. He served as associate judge 1825–1832. He was appointed Indian agent at the Wyandotte Reservation in 1829. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1828, 1836, and 1843. Presidential elector in 1840 for Harrison/Tyler.[1] Promoter and first president of the Mad River Railroad, from Sandusky to Dayton, about 1845. He established the town of Carey, Ohio.
Carey was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). He died in Carey, Ohio, March 17, 1875. He was interred in the family burial ground on the home farm. He was reinterred in 1919 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Carey, Ohio.