Carey A. Trimble

Carey Allen Trimble
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Joseph Miller
Succeeded by	James Mitchell Ashley
Personal details
Born	(1813-09-13)September 13, 1813 Hillsboro, Ohio
Died	Columbus, Ohio
Resting place	Grandview Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio University Cincinnati Medical College
Occupation	Physician

Carey Allen Trimble (September 13, 1813 – May 4, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Trimble attended Pestalostian School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Stubb's Classical School in Newport, Kentucky. He graduated from Ohio University at Athens, Ohio in 1833 and from Cincinnati Medical College (now part of University of Cincinnati) in 1836. He taught for four years, and practiced medicine in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Trimble was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. He resumed medical practice. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he died May 4, 1887. He was interred in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.

Sources

• Carey A. Trimble at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph Miller	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th congressional district 1859-1863	Succeeded by James M. Ashley