FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO - BIOS: MEDARY Surname (published 1880)
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From the "History of Franklin & Pickaway Counties, Ohio", 1880:

Page 163 - 
                                                THE DEAD.
    "The Crisis" was a weekly paper, which had an existence during and
after the war of the Rebellion.  It was started by ex-Governor Samuel
Medary, January 31, 1861.  "The Crisis" was established as an advocate of
the Monroe doctrine.  It was essentially a States'-rights paper.  Samuel
Medary, so well known in Columbus journalism and in State politics,
continued to control the paper until his death, November 7, 1864, and
edited it with great ability.  After his death it passed into the
possession of Willoughby W. Webb, who bore the responsibility of its
management for a short time and until Dr. William Trevitt became its owner.
 ...  Soon after Webb sold his interest to Matthews, and, after a very
brief period of ownership, the latter transferred the property to R. Nevins
and F. H. Medary, who merged it with the "Statesman".
    ...

    "The Ohio Monitor" was the third paper started in Franklin County, and
was the root from which sprung the "Ohio Statesman".  It was begun in 1816,
by David Smith and Ezra Griswold, jr.  It underwent various changes, and,
in 1836, was sold to Jacob Medary, who merged it in the "Western
Hemisphere", and ultimately in the "Ohio Statesman".  It was a Whig paper,
originally, but became Democratic in 1828, supporting General Jackson for
president.
    
Page 223 - When he [Mr. Thrall] was at the head of the "Ohio State
Journal", Samuel Medary was at the head of the "Ohio Statesman", the former
being the leading Whig editor of the State, the latter being the Democratic
Editor.  There were years of bitter warfare between the two, and yet when
Mr. Medary died, his relatives came to Mr. Thrall to write his obituary,
which he did.

Page 537  - 1846 Appointed Commissioner of Franklin County Ohio.



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