Cyrus Spink
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district |
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| In office March 4, 1859 – May 31, 1859 |
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| Preceded by | Philemon Bliss |
| Succeeded by | Harrison G. O. Blake |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Wayne County district |
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| In office December 2, 1822 – November 30, 1823 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Jones |
| Succeeded by | Robert McClarren |
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| Born | March 24, 1793 Berkshire County, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wooster, Ohio |
| Resting place | Wooster Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Campbell Beall |
| Children | six |
| Religion | Baptist |
Cyrus Spink (March 24, 1793 – May 31, 1859) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Spink moved to Stark County, Ohio, in 1815. He taught school for several years in Kendal, Ohio. He was appointed deputy surveyor of Wayne County in October 1815 and served until December 1816. County surveyor from 1816 to 1821, serving also for a time as district surveyor. County auditor in 1820 and 1821. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1821 and 1822. He was employed in the register's office at Wooster 1822-1824. He was appointed register by President Monroe in 1824. Reappointed by President Adams in 1828 and served until 1832. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Wooster. Presidential elector in 1844 for Clay/Frelinghuysen.[1] He served as member of the State board of equalization in 1846. He served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852. He was appointed by Governor Chase one of the directors of the Ohio Penitentiary in 1856.
Spink was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1859, until his death in Wooster, Ohio, on May 31, 1859. He was interred in Wooster Cemetery.
He was married to Nancy Campbell Beall, daughter of General Reasin Beall, February 19, 1819. They had six children.[2] Spink was a Baptist.[2]
Source
- ↑ Taylor 1899 : 255
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Douglass 1878 : 332-335
- Cyrus Spink at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district 1859 |
Succeeded by Harrison G. O. Blake |
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