History of Meigs County Ohio United States of America

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James McClure, Physician, was born in Wilkersville, Meigs county, Ohio, May 24th, 1835. His father was a farmer, who came to this State when quite a boy, and settled in Meigs county, where James McClure lived with his parents until he reached manhood. His mother was a native also of Ohio. He received a classical education at Ohio University, in Athens, and upon his leaving the college became a teacher in the public schools of Meigs county for some time. Being of a very studious turn of mind, and having a great taste for medicine, he engaged in its study, reading with Dr. S. Day of Harrisonville, and afterwards attending a course of lectures during the winter of 1860 and 1861. He then resumed and practised medicine in Albany, Athens county, Ohio, until the fall of 1863, when he returned to Starling Medical College and completed his course of study, and graduated in the spring of 1864. In May, 1864, he entered the army as Assistant Surgeon of the 23d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was attached to the Army of West Virginia, and participated in the fights of Opequan, Cedar Creek, Berryville, Fisher's Hill, and many other minor engagements. He was mustered out with his regiment, in August, 1865. He then returned to his home in Albany and engaged in the practice of his profession, continuing there until the fall of 1871, when he moved finally to Marietta, and there resumed practice, in which he is now engaged. He afterwards became associated in partnership with Dr. Samuel Hart, and with him now enjoys a large and lucrative practice. He was married in October, 1866, to Sarah J. Greene, of Newport, Washington county, Ohio.

From: The Biographical Encyclopedia of Ohio of the Nineteenth Century. Columbus, OH, USA: Galaxy Publishing Co., 1876.

Warren Miller, representative, was born in Meigs county, Ohio, April 2, 1847; son of Lewis M. and Elizabeth Miller, and grandson of Stephen Kittson Miller. His parents removed about 1850 from Ohio to Virginia, where he was brought up on a farm. He attended the Ohio university, 1864-67; taught school; was admitted to the bar in 1871; practised in Jackson, W.Va., 1871-99; was assistant prosecuting attorney of Jackson county one year, and prosecuting attorney, 1881-89. He was a delegate-at-large from West Virginia to the Republican national convention of 1884, and supported James G. Blaine for President. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1890-91; was an unsucceesful candidate for judge of the supreme court of West Virginia in 1892; was a Republican representative from the fourth district of West Virginia in the 54th and 55th congresses, 1895-99, and became judge of the sixth judicial circuit of West Virginia in 1901.

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

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