1. Henry Brush was an American lawyer, soldier, legislator and farmer.
20 Facts About Henry Brush
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Henry Brush was born in Dutchess County, New York in 1777, the youngest son of Lemuel and Mary Brush.
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Henry Brush was admitted to the bar in 1803 and commenced practice in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Henry Brush married Frances and seems to have had several daughters.
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Henry Brush was described by contemporaries as a tall, thin man with a Roman nose and a highly nervous temperament.
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In December 1805, Henry Brush testified with other lawyers before the Ohio Senate in the impeachment trial of Judge William W Irvin, a circuit rider who had missed a number of courts held within his circuit.
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In December 1807, Henry Brush represented Nathaniel Massie who was contesting the election of Return J Meigs, Jr.
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Henry Brush appeared as counsel before the Ohio House of Representatives and then in joint session with the Ohio Senate.
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Henry Brush served as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the State of Ohio from 1813 to 1817, having previously served as Grand Secretary.
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Henry Brush's company went to Urbana and were joined by more volunteers.
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Henry Brush then made his way north with 280 men, 100 beef cattle, and the other provisions.
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Colonel Miller would have pushed to the rescue of Captain Henry Brush, but was peremptorily ordered to return to Detroit by General Hull.
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Henry Brush was in imminent danger of falling into the hands of the Indians under Tecumseh.
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Henry Brush was later a colonel in the Ohio Militia.
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Henry's brother John Brush was a general in the War of 1812.
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Henry Brush was elected from Ross County to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1810.
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In 1818, Henry Brush was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Ohio's 3rd congressional district to the Sixteenth United States Congress.
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Henry Brush was unsuccessful as candidate for reelection in 1820.
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When Goodenow resigned because of eye trouble, his place was taken by Henry Brush who was appointed by Governor Allen Trimble and served again as Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1830 to 1831.
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At a three-day celebration in Chillecothe, it was said that Henry Brush entertained 2,500 people at meals in his home.