Allen Trimble
NAME: Allen Trimble
BORN: November 24, 1783
COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS:
(born, Augusta County, Virginia)
settled near Hillsboro, Ohio (Highland County), 1801
GOVERNORSHIP: 8th and 10th governor, 1822, 1826 - 1830 (two terms plus one year)
DIED: February 3, 1870
FAST FACTS:
Trimble was a farmer and surveyor by trade.
Trimble's father died in 1804, around the time the family was preparing to move to Ohio. Trimble, only a youngster, had to assume responsibility of the family. He became clerk of courts and recorder of deeds in 1808.
Trimble was an officer during the War of 1812, commanding expeditions along the Eel and Wabash Rivers.
He served as acting governor in 1822 for Governor Brown's unexpired term.
Trimble played a key role in the development of Ohio public education. He appointed the commission that wrote the report establishing the basis for the common school system.
After leaving political office, Trimble helped to establish the state board of agriculture.
FIRST LADY of OHIO
NAME: Rachel Woodrow Trimble
BORN: ?
COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS: ?
MARRIED: 1811
DIED: 1870, age 85
FAST FACTS:
Rachel Trimble was Allen Trimble's second wife.
His first wife, Margaret McDowell, died in 1809.