district succeeded death_date birth_place party office preceded state_house birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
clinton county benjamin r. cowen david p. quinn 24 july 1912 wilmington , ohio republican ohio secretary of state james h. baker thomas d. austin ohio 8 september 1826 12th january 11 , 1858 january 7 , 1856 addison peale russell.png addison peale russell
 january 13 , 1862 january 3 , 1858 addison peale russell author
addison peale russell

addison peale russell -lrb- september 8 , 1826 -- july 24 , 1912 -rrb- was an american author of the later nineteenth century .
he is remembered mainly for his `` sub-coelum '' -- `` his best book ... a utopian protest against materialistic socialism . ''
russell was born in ohio ; his formal education ended with grammar school .
at the age of sixteen he took a job as a printer for a newspaper ; by nineteen he had worked his way up to editor and publisher of the hillsboro , ohio `` news '' .
he pursued a journalism career until he switched to politics and public service .
he was made clerk of the ohio senate in 1850 ; he later represented clinton county , ohio in the ohio house of representatives in the 52nd general assembly -lrb- 1856 -- 57 -rrb- as a republican , and was ohio secretary of state -lrb- 1858 -- 62 -rrb- .
he was appointed financial agent for ohio during the american civil war , stationed in new york city .
he retired from public office in 1868 to pursue literature .
he wrote seven books : `` half tints '' -lrb- 1867 -rrb- `` library notes '' -lrb- 1875 -rrb- `` thomas corwin '' -lrb- 1882 -rrb- `` characteristics '' -lrb- 1884 -rrb- `` a club of one '' -lrb- 1887 -rrb- `` in a club corner '' -lrb- 1890 -rrb- `` sub-coelum -lrb- 1893 -rrb- .
apart from his biographical survey of thomas corwin , an ohio governor , russell 's books generally fall into the category of belles-lettres .
