Brough, John
journalist, governor, was born Sept. 17, 1811, in Marietta, Ohio.
In 1831 he published at Marietta the Washington County Republican, and in 1833 the Lancaster Eagle. He was a member of the legislature; from 1839 to 1845 auditor; and in 1846 opened a law office in Cincinnati and published the Inquirer.
In 1848 he was president of the Madison and Indianapolis railway; and in 1853, of the Bellefontaine and Indianapolis road. In 1863 he was elected governor of Ohio. He died Aug. 29, 1865, in Cleveland, Ohio.