Moses H. Kirby
Moses H. Kirby | |
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3rd Ohio Secretary of State | |
In office 1831–1834 | |
Governor | Duncan McArthur Robert Lucas |
Preceded by | Jeremiah McLene |
Succeeded by | Benjamin B. Hinkson |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 31st district | |
In office January 5, 1880 – January 6, 1884 | |
Preceded by | John Seitz |
Succeeded by | J. H. Williston |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Highland County district | |
In office December 4, 1826 – November 30, 1828 | |
Preceded by | Moses Patterson |
Succeeded by | Moses Patterson |
In office December 7, 1829 – 1831 | |
Preceded by | Moses Patterson |
Succeeded by | David Reese |
Personal details | |
Born | Republican | May 21, 1798
Spouse | Emma Miner |
Children | three sons |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
Moses H. Kirby (May 21, 1798 – March 3, 1889) was a politician in the
Biography
Moses H. Kirby was born in
Moses Kirby studied law, and after admission to the bar, he was appointed Prosecuting Attorney of Highland County 1825–1830.[1] He also was elected a member of the Ohio House of Representatives off and on from 1826 to 1831.[3] While in the Assembly in 1831, he was elected by the assembly as the third Ohio Secretary of State on the sixth ballot over six competitors.[4] He served until 1834.
Relocation
Kirby re-located to near
Kirby was a
Kirby married Emma Miner.[2] Their three sons all participated in the American Civil War.[8] Kirby may have been the oldest living Freemason in the state[8] when he died March 3, 1889, in Upper Sandusky,[2] or perhaps in 1893.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Obituary of Kirby's Twin Brother, Wyandot County Republican, April 17, 1873
- ^ a b c d Family Tree Maker
- ^ a b Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. pp. 245, 248, 262, 266.
- ^ Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... State of Ohio. p. 151.
- ^ Knapp, H S (1878). History of the Maumee Valley: commencing with its occupation by the French in 1680. Toledo. p. 485.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Winter, Nevin O (1917). A History of Northwest Ohio. Vol. 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 654.
- ^ Baughman, A J, ed. (1913). Past and present of Wyandot County, Ohio: a record of settlement ... Vol. 1. Chicago: S J Clarke Co.
- ^ a b c d e Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. p. 763.