American politician
Elias Florence
In office Preceded by William Medill Succeeded by Augustus L. Perrill In office Serving with James Moore, Samuel Lutz
Preceded by Val Keffer Succeeded by John Cochran, Samuel Lutz In office Serving with John Shoup
Preceded by John Cochran Succeeded by John Cochran In office Preceded by Augustus L. Perrill Succeeded by Joseph Olds In office Preceded by Ralph Osborn Succeeded by John L. Greene
Born (1797-02-15 ) February 15, 1797Fauquier County, Virginia Died November 21, 1880(1880-11-21) (aged 83)Muhlenberg Township, Ohio Political party Whig
Elias Florence (February 15, 1797 – November 21, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio .
Born in Fauquier County, Virginia , he attended the public schools and studied agriculture . He later moved to Ohio and settled in Circleville , Pickaway County . He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1829, 1830, 1834, and 1840, and served in the Ohio Senate in 1835.
He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). In 1850, he served as member of the state constitutional convention. Thereafter he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Muhlenberg Township, Ohio , November 21, 1880 and was interred in Forest Cemetery in Circleville.
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