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Biographies:

A Short Biography of Dennis D. Donovan

Dennis D. Donovan, representative, was born near Texas, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1859; son of John and Catharine (Hannan) Donovan. He attended the common schools and in 1877-79 was a student at the Northern Indiana normal school, Valparaiso, Ind. He then taught school, 1879-82, and engaged in mercantile business in Deshler, Ohio. He was a representative in the 68th and 69th general assemblies, 1887-91,and was a Democratic representative from Ohio in the 52d and 53d congresses, 1891-95. He was graduated from the law department of Georgetown university, Washington, D.C., in 1895. In 1896 he was elected mayor of Deshler, and was re-elected in 1898.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor








Ohio Facts:
Tree: buckeye
Bird: cardinal
Flower: scarlet carnation
Nickname: Buckeye State
Motto: With God, All Things Are Possible
Area (sq. mi.): 41,222
Capitol: Columbus
Admitted: 1 Mar 1803




Henry County Facts:

Seat: Napoleon
Established: 1820
Formed from: Shelby

Additional Local History Notes:

The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows:

TEXAS, a post-office of Henry co., Ohio.






Texas is situated 202 meters above sea level.



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