John Bigger was a politician in the early history of the US state of Ohio.
13 Facts About John Bigger
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John Bigger served eight terms in the Ohio House of Representatives and thirteen in the Ohio State Senate, including one term as Speaker of the House.
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John Bigger was a native of Pennsylvania and an early immigrant to the Northwest Territory.
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John Bigger contracted with John Cleves Symmes to purchase land northwest of the current site of Lebanon, Ohio.
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John Bigger was named a member of the first directorate of that bank on June 16,1803.
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In 1803, John Bigger was elected to the Ohio State Senate from a district that included his new county, and served in the 2nd through 4th General Assemblies,.
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John Bigger served in the Ohio House of Representatives during the 18th through 21st General Assemblies,.
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John Bigger was elected Speaker of the House for the 20th General Assembly,.
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In 1824, John Bigger was a Presidential elector for Henry Clay.
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John Bigger returned to the House for the 23rd and 24th General Assemblies,.
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John Bigger finished fourth of four contestants, with five percent of the vote.
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John Bigger died June 18,1840, at his Warren County Farm.
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John Bigger was the father of Indiana Governor Samuel Bigger.