Henry Brush

Democratic Republican Representative of Ohio's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

June 1, 1778 (76 years old)

Birthday

January 19, 1855

Death

American lawyer, soldier, legislator, and farmer
Born in Dutchess County, New York, and later practiced law in Chillicothe, Ohio
Testified in the impeachment trial of Judge William W. Irvin in 1805
Represented Nathaniel Massie in a contested gubernatorial election in 1807
Defended Judge George Tod in an impeachment trial related to a ruling on the unconstitutionality of a law
Served as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in Ohio from 1813 to 1817
Led a volunteer company during the War of 1812, notably in efforts to resupply General William Hull’s army
Elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1810 and the Ohio Senate in 1814
Served as a United States Representative from Ohio’s 3rd congressional district from 1819 to 1821
Elected as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio for the 1828-1829 term and served again from May to December 1830
Participated in the presidential campaign of 1840, notably entertaining a large number of guests in support of William Henry Harrison
Retired to a farm in Madison County, Ohio, and died there in 1855
Interred in Oak Hill Cemetery