The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-31
John
KxemtufscenceV OF his LIfe--Ineiients
and AneedQLoSs

ls LEADER a brief biographical sketch of a
10 life of our lamsnted Chief Magistrate t
nd fellow citizen. We append below .
ome interesting facts in regard to his L
istory, CLEANED from various sources. L
From the Cincinnati Commercial Aug SO.l e
BoYIsH ATHLETE. 6
In youth he Was famed in athletic fests. t
No boy was better at base or foot ball and {
n alter life, he referred to bis victories t
,siped in this line with more zsst than
hose achieved in the political arena No /
these exercises formed the muscle 1
md developed the powers of bis physical
which gave him such peculiar emf.
as q long windei and loud. voiced
.peaker, which Wss IS much q characteristic
with him as his forcible logic, clear-headed
and convincing arguments.
HIS FINANCIAL TALENT As AUDITOR.
His political friends, by 8 tinkering with
currency and finances of the State, had
pretty we'll exhausted both, and the State
Stocks we're selling-dull-st so and 50
on the dollar. He boldly faced the
difficulty. First demanding and securing
from the Legislature sound revenue meas
ures of legislation, and taxation and secu
ritv to the creditors, he then went himself
to New York, to negotiate needed loans,
and to place Ohio, where she has ever since
been considered, among the safest and moeI
substantial specie-psying States Of the
Union. Her stocks were soon above par
and to John Brough sll men OF all parties
unanimously awarded the credit. BE him.
self was won't, in after times, to divide this
honor between the late jacob Little, and
the house of Winslow s. Co.
ADMITTED To BAR.
On leaving Columbus for Cincinnati, at
the expiration of bis term as Auditor, John
Brough was admitted to the bar in the
spring of 1s45. The Examining Commit
tee, headed by the late Judge Hart took
the candidate for admission to the fence
that surrounded the old Court House, and,
Hsittin' on 8 rail" after 8 few plan ques.
tons to the future Governor, prof. ounced
him qualified.
BRoUGH AS A STUMP sPE AkER-
During all these times, mixed with his
auditorial, editorial and legal duties, John
Brough was an active politician, and an
swered the numerous calls of his political
| friends TO take the stump in their behalf.
In the g~ubernstoriAl contest resulting in
the election of Governor Shannon, he was
pitted against Governor Tom. Corwin. Old
| citizens still delight to recite the events of
this campaign, when political Greek met
political Greek. he spoke for President
Polk throughout the West, and that fune-
tionsry, in his journey to the capital, iu-
vited John Brough to Washington, with
an intimstion that at least the head of q
bureau should be the reward for his good
- I.Ak,- ,k.11NTas- DnE NbAOo
were the dsys of politicians, and the
Medills, Aliens, sc, were jealous of his
rising reputation, and had themselves sub
stituted. He was no man to catch at the
skirts of greatness, and he sbided his time
for more honored positions.
During the Polk campaign, Brough was
addressing q large audience on the public
landing in Cincinnati Opposite the Ohio,
below the mouth of Licking, q bar extend
ed into the river st low water, which then
being the case, s3Kentueky sudienes TAI
gathered there TO hesr. 1t was q moon
light night and the speakers attention
was drawn to q "stir" in his CoVington
auditory. He stopped a moment. "Go
on q man disturbed the meeting, and We
oucked him !" was the response from across
the waters, So powerful was Governor
Brough's voice at that time, that his speak
ing was distinctly heard across the river
From the Cincinnati Gazette, Aug. 3O.I
PARENrAGE OF GOVERNOR BBoUGH.
John Brough was born ct Marietta, OF
the 18th September, 1911. His father
John Brough, an Englishman by birth
came to this country in 1906, in the lam,
ship with Bl-ennerhsssett, with whom b,
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relation until his unfortunate connection
with the Burr conspiracy. Mr.. Brough'
% Wss 4 EESS& AS 4 8U f gFs2 Ct Pf6s FEg 81 VssRRsfsc ten
and it was from her that John inheritsC
the strong mental characteristics for whicl
he was 60 remarkable. He was the oldes
of three sons, but second in q family of fv
children. His two sisters still survive him
HIS FAMILY.
On the 18th of November, 1882, Nj
T Brough married Miss Achsah P. Pruden
of Athens, Ohio. By her he had tire
children-two boys and 8 daughter. On
of his SONS died in 1874. The mother die
September 8, 1888, in the twenty fl tn yea
of her age. On the It'll day of September
1843, he married, at Lewiston, Pa, Mis-
Caroline A. Nelson, of Columbus, O., b,
NuOu4 NC uHA hWO bOnb huu bMO
Both of the o n have died.
HE BECOMES DIsGUsTED WITH POLITICS
While Mr.. Brough was still Auditor O
State, he bought the "PheaiT," in Cincin
natl, of Moses Dawson, changed its nam
to the Enquirer, and put in his brothe
Charles Brough as editor. After the clos,
of his official term, he prscticed law il
Cincinnati and also wrote editorials 70
his paper. There is some evidence tha
Mr.. Brough had an honorable ambition {,
represent the State in the United Slate
Senate, for which position his broad ant
comprehensive views of public policy anC
his great ability rs 8 public speaker ad
mirAbly fitted him but in ls4S, becomin!
disgusted with the pre-slsvery inclination
of some of the leaders of the Democratic
party, and the corruption of hat organizs
ton, he resolved to have nothing more t,
do do with politics saw as an elector, snC
he sold one-half of the Enquirer to b. q
Robinson.
HIS oRAT1RY.
AS q public speaker Brough has hsC
few equals in this country. His style wa
clear, fluent and logical, while at times h,
Y&dmpassioned and eloquent. 1t used t
Bsthe custom of Democrats, when remark
ed+iH their hearing that such and such
man was an orator or q great speaker, Il
exclsih, "But you should hear JseE
Brough." His influence on the stump ha
scarcely ever been eXcelled.
PREPARATIONS FOR DEATH.
So soon as Governor Brough became
aware of the dangerous nature of his di
sease he made his will (ssid to an admira
bic, business-like document,) and talked t
his wife, children and friends. He made
full preparation for death.
BIS A ILLNESS.
During his last illness Mr.. BrougE
exhibited extraordinary patience and for.
titude while suffering under most intense
pain. The first day he reached home he
said to his wife that he had come home e
die; and upon greeting his dsughter-the
wife of the Rev. T. NJ. Cunningham, o.
Philsdelphia-after her arrival a few
weeks later, he said 10 her "You have COM
home tosee your father die" 1t seems thai
throughout his entire sickness, while he has
exhibited a strong determination to con.
quer the disease, if possible, he has never.
sheless, been impressed with the present
ment that he should never recover.
TROUGH AND The EATIoEAL GUARD.
General Grant had been made Lieuten-
ant General and took command on the Po-
tomac. He was rRllying all his strength