John Alexander (April 16, 1777 – June 28, 1848) was a

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from

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.Ohio's 2nd District History: ALEXANDER, John (1777–1848); 13th and 14th Congresses
/ref> Born at Crowsville, in the Spartanburg District,

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, Alexander attended the public schools. He moved to

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, and thence to

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, Montgomery County, in 1803. He studied law. He was

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and commenced practice in 1804. He moved to

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, in 1805 and continued his profession there, also practicing in

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, Chillicothe, and before the

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He was appointed prosecuting attorney in 1808 and held that office until 1833, except during the time he was a Member of Congress. Alexander was elected as a

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to the

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and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1816 to the

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Congress. He resumed the practice of law at Xenia. He served as member of the State senate in 1822 and 1823. He retired from the practice of his profession in 1834. He died at

, June 28, 1848. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, John 1777 births 1848 deaths Ohio state senators Politicians from Xenia, Ohio County district attorneys in Ohio People from Spartanburg County, South Carolina Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly