Corwin, Thomas

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Corwin, Thomas (1794–1865)

US governor, representative, and senator. He served as a Whig in the US House of Representatives for Ohio, 1831–40, then became Ohio's governor 1841–43. In the US Senate 1845–50, he denounced the Mexican War, predicting that acquisition of more territory would fan regional conflict.

He was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky. He was lawyer by profession. President Millard Fillmore's treasury secretary (1851–53), he joined the Republican Party, becoming Abraham Lincoln's ambassador to Mexico 1861–64.

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