Theodore R. Byers

Theodore R. Byers
 			
Representative from Ohio 			
Term: March 4, 1825 - Present			
Preceded By: Eli Baldwin 			
Succeeded By: N/A 			
Personal Details 			
Born: March 1, 1796 			
Death: N/A 			
State: Ohio 			
Party: Democratic 			
Spouse: Haley Whittleston 			
Children: Rufus / Charles 			
Relatives: Henry L. Byers 			
Family: Byers 			
Theodore Rutweld Byers was a United States Representative in the 1820s. Theodore was also a licensed doctor and leader of the Democratic Party in Ohio. Byers was also the son-in-law of Governor Henry Whittleston Jr. of Ohio.
==Political Career==
Theodore R. Byers started his political career in 1821 after winning a local County Coroner Election, being a well respected community leader. In 1824 Theodore won a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
==Personal Life==
Theodore R. Byers was born on March 1, 1796 to Jonathan and Elizabeth Byers in Ashtabula County, Ohio Territory. Theodore had one sibling, Henry L. Byers, who was born in 1799 and would go on to be a lawyer. Theodore practiced as an apprentice under his father to become a doctor from 1809-1816, after which he was licensed as a doctor in the State of Ohio. Theodore met Haley Whittleston, daughter or prominent Ohioan Henry Whittleston Jr., in 1820, when she was only 16, Theodore courted her for 3 more years, marrying her in 1823, they had 2 sons together, Rufus Byers and Charles Byers.
* Rufus Byers (Born: May 16, 1824)
* Charles Byers (Born: April 1, 1825)