William Medill

William Medill
Portrait by John Henry Witt
22nd Governor of Ohio
In office July 13, 1853 – January 14, 1856
Lieutenant	James Myers
Preceded by	Reuben Wood
Succeeded by	Salmon P. Chase
1st Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office January 12, 1852 – July 13, 1853
Governor	Reuben Wood
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	James Myers
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
In office 1845–1849
Appointed by	James K. Polk
Preceded by	Thomas Hartley Crawford
Succeeded by	Orlando Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th district
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	John Chaney
Succeeded by	Elias Florence
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office December 5, 1836 – December 3, 1837
Preceded by	William Sawyer
Succeeded by	Charles Anthony
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office 1835–1838
Personal details
Born	William Medill February 1802 (1802-02) White Clay Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.
Died	September 2, 1865 (1865-09-03) (aged 63) Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Elmwood Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Newark Academy

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William Medill (February 1802 – September 2, 1865) was a 19th-century American lawyer and Democratic politician from Ohio. He was the 22nd governor of Ohio from 1853 to 1856. He had previously served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843.