Bartley, Thomas W
lawyer, jurist, state senator, governor, was born Feb. 11, 1812, in Jefferson county, Pa.
He served two years in the house of representatives, and four years in the senate of Ohio. In 1851 he was elected judge of the supreme court of Ohio, and served in that position two terms, three years of the time as chief justice of the court. In 1844, when Governor Shannon resigned to become minister to Mexico, Mr. Bartley, as president of the senate, became the governor.