James Findlay (Cincinnati mayor)
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James Findlay | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's first district |
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In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 |
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Preceded by | James W. Gazlay |
Succeeded by | Robert Todd Lytle |
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Born | Mercersburg, Pennsylvania |
October 12, 1770
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cincinnati, Ohio |
Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
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Spouse(s) | Jane Irwin |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
James Findlay (October 12, 1770 – December 28, 1835) was a soldier, political official, and merchant who for decades was one of the leading citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Biography
Findlay was born in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, to Samuel Findlay and Jane Smith. He had two older brothers, John Findlay and William Findlay. After his father suffered financial setbacks, Findlay moved to the Northwest Territory in 1793 with his wife Jane Irwin (1769–1851). There, in partnership with John Smith, he soon became one of the leading merchants and most influential men in the young city of Cincinnati. He was elected to the legislature of the Northwest Territory in 1798, and in 1802 he became the United States Marshal for the Ohio Territory.
In 1800 Findlay received his most influential appointment, that of receiver of public money at the Cincinnati Public Land Office, which made him the region's most visible official of the federal government and a central figure in the business and politics of Cincinnati. In 1805 and 1806, he served as mayor of Cincinnati, a position he would return to in 1810 and 1811.[1][2] Findlay also played an active role in the Ohio militia, attaining the rank of brigadier general.
In 1806 and 1807 Findlay helped to quash the Burr conspiracy, though that meant turning on his partner Smith, an alleged conspirator. In the War of 1812, Findlay was commissioned a colonel in the United States Army, and commanded the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He marched north with General William Hull, and opposed Hull's disastrous decision to surrender Detroit. Afterwards, Findlay was promoted to major general in the Ohio militia, and built Fort Findlay at the site of present-day Findlay, Ohio.
He was elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833). Findlay eventually broke with the Jackson Democrats, and was defeated for reelection in 1832, and as an Anti-Jacksonian lost a bid for Governor of Ohio in 1834.
He died in Cincinnati and was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.
Legacy
The Findlay Market, his most famous legacy, is built on land donated to Cincinnati by the estate of General Findlay and Jane Irwin Findlay.
References
- Andrew Cayton. "Findlay, James." American National Biography Online, February 2000.
- The Political Graveyard
- James Findlay at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2010-01-01
External links
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- 1770 births
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- American military personnel of the War of 1812
- American militia generals
- Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery
- Mayors of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Northwest Territory House of Representatives
- United States Marshals
- Ohio Jacksonians
- Ohio National Republicans
- People from Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives