Thomas Kirker was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio.
10 Facts About Thomas Kirker
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Thomas Kirker moved with his family to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1779.
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Thomas Kirker married Sarah Smith in 1790, and moved with his wife to Kentucky.
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Thomas Kirker was a consistent Presbyterian, serving as an elder in the West Union congregation from 1808 until his death.
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Thomas Kirker was a delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention in 1802.
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Thomas Kirker served in the first Ohio House of Representatives in 1803 and then in the Ohio State Senate from 1803 to 1815.
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Thomas Kirker ran for re-election in 1808, but lost badly to Samuel Huntington.
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Thomas Kirker later returned to the Assembly, serving in the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1817 and in the State Senate from 1821 to 1825.
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Thomas Kirker was the Ohio Presidential elector in 1824 for Henry Clay.
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Thomas Kirker retired from politics, and returned to his home at his Liberty Township farm.