Allen Trimble

Allen Trimble (born November 24, 1783 in Augusta County , Virginia , † February 3, 1870 in Hillsboro , Ohio ) was an American politician ( Democratic Republican Party ) and in 1822 the eighth and from 1826 to 1830 the tenth governor of the state of Ohio.

Early years

In 1784, Trimble's parents moved with him to the Lexington , Kentucky area . There his father received land from the government as a reward for participating in the War of Independence . Allen Trimble attended public schools there. In 1804 he moved to Ohio, where he worked as a farmer and surveyor.

Public offices

In 1808 he became a record clerk at an appeals court and land registry clerk ( recorder of deeds ). Trimble was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives between 1816 and 1817 ; from 1818 to 1826 he was a member of the State Senate . At times he was also President of this Chamber. After the resignation of Governor Ethan Allen Brown in January 1822, Trimble had to succeed as Senate President and terminate the term that ran until December 28, 1822. In the fall of that year he ran for this office of his own accord, but lost the election to Jeremiah Morrow . Trimble then resumed his Senate seat. In 1824 he became a member of a commission to finance the construction of canals in Ohio. In the gubernatorial election of 1824 Trimble was again defeated by Morrow. Another two years later, in 1826, Morrow did not run and Trimble was now elected governor.

Second term as governor

Allen Trimble began his second term on December 19, 1826. After re-election in 1828, he could remain in office until December 18, 1830. The focus of his new as well as his short first reign in 1822 was the improvement of school policy, prison reform and improvements in agriculture. The expansion of the waterways into better transport routes was also promoted. Even then, the question of how to deal with the free African-Americans , who increasingly settled in Ohio, was hotly debated . A solution to this question was not found.

Another résumé

After the end of his governor's tenure, Trimble devoted itself largely to its private affairs. In his case it was working on a farm. But he remained politically interested. In 1831 he was at the national party convention of the National Republican Party , in 1832 he unsuccessfully applied for a mandate in the country's legislature. In 1846 he became chairman of the newly formed State Board of Agriculture . His last political application took place in 1855, when he tried again, albeit unsuccessfully, for the office of governor for the American Party . Then he withdrew into private life. He lived through the American Civil War and died in 1870. Allen Trimble was married twice and had a total of seven children.

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SURNAME	Trimble, Allen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 24, 1783
PLACE OF BIRTH	Augusta County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	February 3, 1870
Place of death	Hillsboro , Ohio