13 Facts About Othniel Looker

Othniel Looker was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio.

Othniel Looker served briefly as the fifth governor of Ohio.

Othniel Looker was born either in Morris County, New Jersey, or on Long Island, New York.

Othniel Looker's gravestone was engraved with the Morris County location.

Othniel Looker enlisted with the New Jersey militia in 1776, and served out the remainder of the American Revolutionary War as a private.

In 1779, Looker married Pamela Clark, and circa 1788 Looker moved to Vermont and then to New York, working as a school teacher.

Othniel Looker served in the New York State Assembly from 1803 to 1804.

Othniel Looker served in the Ohio Senate from 1810 to 1817.

Othniel Looker sought re-election, but was badly defeated by the far more well-known Thomas Worthington.

Othniel Looker continued to live in Ohio until his wife's death, and later moved to Palestine, Illinois, to be with his daughter Rachel Kitchell, and he is buried there in Kitchell Cemetery.

Othniel Looker was the Ohio presidential elector in 1816 for James Monroe.

The Othniel Looker House is open to the public, free of charge, on a few dates during each year, and special tours can be arranged for school groups.

The Othniel Looker House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.