The son of Joseph Root III & Tryphena Mosley he was born October 7, 1807, in Brutus, New York. Root pursued classical studies and later studied law in Auburn, New York. He moved to Ohio in 1829, where he was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Norwalk.
In 1832-1833, Root was Mayor of Sandusky, Ohio.[1] In 1835, Root married Mary S. Buckingham in Norwalk. They had five daughters.[1] Root was elected prosecuting attorney of Huron County in 1837. He served as a member of the State Senate in 1840 and 1841.
Root's home in Sandusky
Root was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He was reelected to the Thirtieth Congress and reelected as a Free-Soil candidate to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851). In 1848, he introduced a resolution that recommended New Mexico and California have territorial governments which excluded slavery.[2] He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Thirtieth Congress). He served as Presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1860. He was appointed United States Attorney for the northern district of Ohio in 1861. He was again a member of the Ohio Senate in 1869. He served as Democratic delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1873. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for probate judge of Erie County in 1875.
Death and legacyedit
He died in Sandusky, Ohio, April 7, 1879. He was interred in Oakland Cemetery.
joseph, root, joseph, mosley, root, october, 1807, april, 1879, representative, from, ohio, member, house, representatives, from, ohio, 21st, districtin, office, march, 1845, march, 1851preceded, byedward, hamlinsucceeded, bynorton, strange, townshendmember, o. Joseph Mosley Root October 7 1807 April 7 1879 was a U S Representative from Ohio Joseph M RootMember of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 21st districtIn office March 4 1845 March 3 1851Preceded byEdward S HamlinSucceeded byNorton Strange TownshendMember of the Ohio Senate from the Huron amp Erie Counties districtIn office December 7 1840 December 4 1842Preceded byJosiah TracySucceeded byJohn FullerMember of the Ohio Senate from the 30th districtIn office January 3 1870 December 31 1871Serving with Homer EverettPreceded byHomer EverettSucceeded byW O ParkerPersonal detailsBornJoseph Mosley Root 1807 10 07 October 7 1807Brutus New YorkDiedApril 7 1879 1879 04 07 aged 71 Sandusky OhioResting placeOakland Cemetery Sandusky OhioPolitical partyWhigOther politicalaffiliationsFree SoilSpouseMary S BuckinghamChildrenfive daughtersSignature Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Death and legacy 2 Sources 3 External linksLife and career editThe son of Joseph Root III amp Tryphena Mosley he was born October 7 1807 in Brutus New York Root pursued classical studies and later studied law in Auburn New York He moved to Ohio in 1829 where he was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Norwalk In 1832 1833 Root was Mayor of Sandusky Ohio 1 In 1835 Root married Mary S Buckingham in Norwalk They had five daughters 1 Root was elected prosecuting attorney of Huron County in 1837 He served as a member of the State Senate in 1840 and 1841 nbsp Root s home in SanduskyRoot was elected as a Whig to the Twenty ninth Congress He was reelected to the Thirtieth Congress and reelected as a Free Soil candidate to the Thirty first Congress March 4 1845 March 3 1851 In 1848 he introduced a resolution that recommended New Mexico and California have territorial governments which excluded slavery 2 He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury Thirtieth Congress He served as Presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1860 He was appointed United States Attorney for the northern district of Ohio in 1861 He was again a member of the Ohio Senate in 1869 He served as Democratic delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1873 He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for probate judge of Erie County in 1875 Death and legacy edit He died in Sandusky Ohio April 7 1879 He was interred in Oakland Cemetery The Joseph Root House in Sandusky may have been a safe house on the Underground Railroad and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1 Sources edit a b c Sandusky Library History Blog February 20 2009 1848 resolution Library of Congress United States Congress Joseph M Root id R000433 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links edit nbsp Biography portalJoseph M Root at Find a Grave nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byEdward S Hamlin Member of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 21st congressional district1845 1851 Succeeded byNorton S Townshend Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph M Root amp oldid 1191021164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
