Joseph Cable (April 17, 1801 – May 1, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a

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from

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for two terms from 1849 to 1853. He was the great-grandfather of Congressman John Levi Cable.

Life and career

Born in Jefferson County, then in the

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(now in the State of Ohio), Cable attended the public schools. He studied law. He was

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and commenced practice in Jefferson County. He established and published the ''Jeffersonian and Democrat'' at

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, in 1831 and later the ''Ohio Patriot'' at

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Congress

Cable was elected as a

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to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853), while living in Carroll County. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.

Later life

He moved to

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, in 1853 and published the ''Daily Sandusky Minor'', until moving to Van Wert in 1857 and establishing the ''American'' and later the ''Bulletin''. After a time living in

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and publishing the ''Wauseon Republican'', he moved to Paulding, where he published the ''Political Review''.

Death

He died on May 1, 1880, and was interred in Live Oak Cemetery.

References

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