John Chaney (January 12, 1790 – April 10, 1881) was a

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from

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for three terms from 1833 to 1839.

Biography

Born in

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, the son of Susanna and Nathan Cheney, Chaney moved with his parents to Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling. He moved to Ohio in 1810 and settled in

Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 10,159. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Violet Townshi ...

. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Chaney married Mary Ann LaFere of Bloom Township in 1816. He was in the Justice of the Peace in 1821, 1824, and 1827. Trustee of Bloom Township for twenty-three years. Major, colonel, and paymaster in the Ohio State Militia. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1828-1830. Chaney was elected associate judge of Fairfield County in 1831. Ohio

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in 1832 for

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before Presidency of Andrew Jackson, his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses ...

. Chaney was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and as a

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to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839). He returned to Ohio and settled in Canal Winchester, Franklin County. He was again a member of the

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in 1842 and served as speaker. He served as member of the village council. He served in the

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in 1844 and 1845. He was again a member of the state house of representatives in 1855. He served as a delegate to the Ohio constitutional convention in 1851.

Death

He died at

Canal Winchester, Ohio Canal Winchester is a city in Fairfield and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 9,107 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb in the Columbus metropolitan area. History Canal Winchester was founded in 1828 by Reuben Dov ...

, April 10, 1881. He was interred in Union Grove Cemetery. John Chaney was the great-grandfather of the famous actor

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often gr ...

, and the great-great-grandfather of Lon Chaney's son,

Lon Chaney Jr. Creighton Tull Chaney (February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula ...

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