Thomas Corwin, also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, and United States Senate, and as Governor of Ohio and Secretary of the Treasury. Corwin, whose brother Moses Bledso Corwin and nephew Franklin Corwin were also U.S. Representatives, was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and moved with his parents to Lebanon, Ohio, in 1798.

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  • Thomas Corwin, also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, and United States Senate, and as Governor of Ohio and Secretary of the Treasury. Corwin, whose brother Moses Bledso Corwin and nephew Franklin Corwin were also U.S. Representatives, was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and moved with his parents to Lebanon, Ohio, in 1798. During the War of 1812, he served as a wagon boy in General William Henry Harrison's Army. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1817, commencing practice in Lebanon; he was prosecuting attorney of Warren County from 1818 to 1828. In 1822-1823 and 1829, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, where he made a spirited speech against the introduction of the whipping post into Ohio. In 1830 he was elected as a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives and served from March 4 1831, until his resignation, effective May 30 1840, having become a candidate for Governor of Ohio. Known for his sharp wit, debating skills and endless campaigning, he was elected Governor in 1840, defeating incumbent Wilson Shannon. Shannon defeated Corwin in a rematch just two years later. Corwin was also a member of the United States Senate, having been appointed by the Ohio General Assembly as a Whig and served from March 4 1845 to July 20 1850. Thomas Corwin, as quoted by Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock -- “ The world has a contempt for the man who amuses it. You must be solemn, solemn as an ass. All the great monuments on earth have been erected over the graves of solemn asses. ” He resigned from the Senate to become President Millard Fillmore's Secretary of the Treasury shortly after the death of President Zachary Taylor. Like his immediate predecessor, William M. Meredith, Corwin believed in a protective tariff, but he did not want to make sudden or drastic changes in the free-trade tariff law of 1846. He objected to that law's provisions, which taxed some imported raw materials at a higher rate than the imported manufactured goods made from those materials, stating in a report to Congress that such provisions certainly take from the manufacturer and artisan that encouragement which the present law was intended to afford. As a longtime Whig, however, Corwin was unsuccessful in passing any tariff legislation in a Congress controlled by Democrats. He retired as Secretary at the end of Filmore's administration. He was again elected to the House of Representatives in 1858, and returned to that body as a Republican and served from March 4 1859 to March 12 1861. He resigned only a few days into the 37th Congress after being appointed by the newly inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln to become Minister to Mexico, where he served until 1864. Corwin, well-regarded among the Mexican public for his opposition to the Mexican-American War while in the Senate, helped keep relations with the Mexicans friendly throughout the course of the Civil War, despite Confederate efforts to sway their allegiances. After resigning from his post as Minister, he settled in Washington, D.C. , and practiced law until his death at age 71. His interment was in Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Ohio. Thomas Corwin is perhaps best known for his successful sponsorship during the 36th Congress in early 1861 of the proposed Corwin amendment to the United States Constitution which remains to this day technically still pending for ratification before the state legislatures. That amendment would have prohibited any amendments to the Constitution from interfering with slavery in the United States. When it was approved by Congress and sent out to the state legislatures for consideration, it was a last-ditch effort to avert the outbreak of the Civil War.
  • Thomas "Tom" Corwin war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, US-Senator, Gouverneur von Ohio und Finanzminister.
  • Thomas Corwin oli yhdysvaltalainen Whig- ja republikaanipuolueita edustanut poliitikko. Corwin oli Ohion osavaltion edustajainhuoneen jäsen vuosina 1822–1823 ja 1829. Vuonna 1830 hänet valittiin Whig-puolueen edustajana Yhdysvaltain edustajainhuoneeseen, jossa hän istui eroonsa asti 30. toukokuuta 1840 asettuttuaan ehdokkaaksi Ohion kuvernööriksi, ja tuli myös valituksi. Entinen kuvernööri Wilson Shannon voitti hänet kaksi vuotta myöhemmin. Hän toimi Ohion senaattorina 1845–1850. Presidentti Millard Fillmore nimitti Corwinin valtiovarainministerikseen tämän senaattorikauden jälkeen, ja hän toimi Fillmoren hallituksessa vuoteen 1853. Hän toimi republikaaniedustajana kongressissa vuosina 1859–1861 ja presidentti Abraham Lincolnin suurlähettiläänä Meksikossa 1861–1864.
  • ファイル:TCorwin. jpg トマス・コーウィン トマス・コーウィン（Thomas Corwin, 1794年7月29日 - 1865年12月18日）は、アメリカ合衆国の政治家。1840年から1842年まで第15代オハイオ州知事を務め、その後1850年から1853年までミラード・フィルモア大統領の下で第20代アメリカ合衆国財務長官を務めた。
  • Thomas Corwin også kjent som Tom Corwin og The Wagon Boy var en amerikansk advokat og politiker innenfor whigpartiet og senere det republikanske partiet, kjent som landets 20. finansminister under presidenten Millard Fillmore i perioden mellom 23. juli 1850 til 6. mars 1853. Corwin deltok under den britisk-amerikanske krig i 1812, hvor han tjenestegjorde som wagon boy under general William Henry Harrisons armé. Corwin innledet senere sin karriere som advokat i Lebanon i Ohio, og ble tatt inn i advokatforeningen i 1817. I perioden mellom 1818 til 1828 var han aktor i Warren County. Mellom 1822 og 1823 samt i 1829 var han medlem av Ohio House of Representatives, som er underhuset i delstaten Ohios lovstiftende forsamling. Han var videre medlem av representantenes hus for whigpartiet i perioden 1831 til 1840, før han deretter ble valgt som guvernør av Ohio i 1840 etter at Corwin hadde beseiret den sittende guvernøren Wilson Shannon. Han satt likevel bare i to år før han tapte mot Shannon under guvernørvalget i 1842. I 1845 ble Corwin medlem av USAs senat for whigpartiet i Ohio, et embete han hadde til 1850. Han avgikk fra senatet etter å ha akseptert utnevnelsen til å bli landets neste finansminister under president Millard Fillmore i kort tid etter at president Zachary Taylor hadde avgått med døden. Corwin hadde sin tro på moderate tollsatser akkurat som han forgjenger William M. Meredith, men ville ikke gjøre noen drastiske endringer av frihandelsloven fra 1846. Ettersom kongressen ble kontrollert av det demokratiske partiet var heller ikke drastiske lovendringer mulig. Corwin avgikk som finansminister i 1853 etter at demokratene gjennopptok regjeringsmakten. Etter whigpartiets nedgang ble Corwin medlem av det republikanske partiet, og som republikaner ble han igjen medlem av representantenes hus i perioden 1859 til 1861. Fra 1861 til 1864 var han USAs ambassadør til Mexico, utnevnt av president Abraham Lincoln. Corwin var positiv til Mexico ettersom han som senator hadde ytret seg som en motstander av den meksikansk-amerikanske krigen. I 1861, rett før krigsutbruddet av den amerikanske borgerkrigen ett tillegg til USAs grunnlov som skulle forby andre tillegg til grunnloven som hadde med slaveri å gjøre, med det ønske om å forhindre krigsutbruddet. Corwins tillegg ble riktignok godkjent av kongressen, men delstatene rakk aldri å ta stilling til dette før krigen brøt ut. Corwin arbeidet som advokat i Washington D.C. , hvor han døde den 18. desember 1865.
  • Томас Корвин — 20-й Секретарь казначейства США. Родился в Кентукки, США.
  • Thomas Corwin, också känd som Tom Corwin och The Wagon Boy, född 29 juli 1794, död 18 december 1865, var amerikansk politiker. Han föddes i Bourbon County, Kentucky. Han var bror till Moses Bledso Corwin som var ledamot av . Corwin flyttade i fyraårsåldern med familjen till Lebanon, Ohio. Han inledde 1817 sin karriär som advokat i Lebanon. Han arbetade 1818-1828 som åklagare i Warren County. Han var ledamot av Ohio House of Representatives, underhuset i delstaten Ohios lagstiftande församling, 1822-1823 och 1829. Han var ledamot av USA:s representanthus för whig-partiet 1831-1840. Därefter valdes han till guvernör i Ohio. Han besegrade 1840 den sittande guvernören Wilson Shannon men förlorade mot honom i 1842 års guvernörsval. Corwin var ledamot av för whig-partiet från Ohio 1845-1850. Han avgick från senaten för att bli USA:s finansminister under president Millard Fillmore en kort tid efter att president Zachary Taylor hade avlidit. Han trodde på tullar precis som företrädaren William M. Meredith men ville inte göra drastiska ändringar till 1846 års tullag. Eftersom kongressen kontrollerades av demokratiska partiet, var inte drastiska lagändringar ens möjliga. Corwin avgick som finansminister när demokraterna återfick regeringsmakten. Efter whig-partiets nedgång blev Corwin republikan. Som republikan var han åter ledamot av representanthuset 1859-1861 och USA:s minister i Mexiko 1861-1864 under president Abraham Lincoln. Han var omtyckt i Mexiko, eftersom han som senator hade varit motståndare till mexikanska kriget. Han dog som advokat i Washington, D.C. Hans grav finns på Lebanon Cemetery i Lebanon, Ohio. Han föreslog 1861, strax före amerikanska inbördeskriget bröt ut, ett tillägg till som skulle förbjuda sådana tillägg till konstitutionen som har med slaveri att göra. Corwins syfte var att förhindra krigsutbrottet. Corwintillägget godkändes i kongressen men delstaterna hann aldrig ta ställning till tillägget när kriget ändå bröt ut.
  • 托马斯·科温（Thomas Corwin，1794年7月29日－1865年12月18日），美国政治家，美国共和党人，曾任美国众议院议员（1833年-1840年、1859年-1861年）、俄亥俄州州长（1840年-1842年）、 美国参议院议员（1845年-1850年）和美国财政部长（1850年-1853年）。
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  • Thomas Corwin, also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, and United States Senate, and as Governor of Ohio and Secretary of the Treasury. Corwin, whose brother Moses Bledso Corwin and nephew Franklin Corwin were also U.S. Representatives, was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and moved with his parents to Lebanon, Ohio, in 1798.
  • Thomas "Tom" Corwin war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, US-Senator, Gouverneur von Ohio und Finanzminister.
  • Thomas Corwin oli yhdysvaltalainen Whig- ja republikaanipuolueita edustanut poliitikko. Corwin oli Ohion osavaltion edustajainhuoneen jäsen vuosina 1822–1823 ja 1829. Vuonna 1830 hänet valittiin Whig-puolueen edustajana Yhdysvaltain edustajainhuoneeseen, jossa hän istui eroonsa asti 30. toukokuuta 1840 asettuttuaan ehdokkaaksi Ohion kuvernööriksi, ja tuli myös valituksi. Entinen kuvernööri Wilson Shannon voitti hänet kaksi vuotta myöhemmin. Hän toimi Ohion senaattorina 1845–1850.
  • ファイル:TCorwin. jpg トマス・コーウィン トマス・コーウィン（Thomas Corwin, 1794年7月29日 - 1865年12月18日）は、アメリカ合衆国の政治家。1840年から1842年まで第15代オハイオ州知事を務め、その後1850年から1853年までミラード・フィルモア大統領の下で第20代アメリカ合衆国財務長官を務めた。
  • Thomas Corwin også kjent som Tom Corwin og The Wagon Boy var en amerikansk advokat og politiker innenfor whigpartiet og senere det republikanske partiet, kjent som landets 20. finansminister under presidenten Millard Fillmore i perioden mellom 23. juli 1850 til 6. mars 1853. Corwin deltok under den britisk-amerikanske krig i 1812, hvor han tjenestegjorde som wagon boy under general William Henry Harrisons armé.
  • Томас Корвин — 20-й Секретарь казначейства США. Родился в Кентукки, США.
  • Thomas Corwin, också känd som Tom Corwin och The Wagon Boy, född 29 juli 1794, död 18 december 1865, var amerikansk politiker. Han föddes i Bourbon County, Kentucky. Han var bror till Moses Bledso Corwin som var ledamot av . Corwin flyttade i fyraårsåldern med familjen till Lebanon, Ohio. Han inledde 1817 sin karriär som advokat i Lebanon. Han arbetade 1818-1828 som åklagare i Warren County.
  • 托马斯·科温（Thomas Corwin，1794年7月29日－1865年12月18日），美国政治家，美国共和党人，曾任美国众议院议员（1833年-1840年、1859年-1861年）、俄亥俄州州长（1840年-1842年）、 美国参议院议员（1845年-1850年）和美国财政部长（1850年-1853年）。
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