1891 Political Rally Handbill

Publication

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Pike Heritage Museum

Name/Title

1891 Political Rally Handbill

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.3

Description

1891 handbill publicizing a political rally with Ohio Governor James E. Campbell. James Edwin Campbell (July 7, 1843 – December 18, 1924) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1884 to 1889 and as the 38th governor of Ohio from 1890 to 1892. Allan William Thurman was born in May 1847 in Chillicothe, Ohio, to Mary A. (née Dun) and Allen G. Thurman. His father was a U.S. Senator. At a young age, he worked as a secretary to his father. In 1875, Thurman was a trustee of Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio. In 1889, he sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio. As a eugenicist he argued that "unless Ohio takes prompt measures to stop the production of imbeciles, within ten years it will be bankrupted by the cost of maintaining this part of its population."

Collection

Pennington Collection

Category

Genealogy, Military

Acquisition

Accession

2024.8

Source or Donor

Charlotte Penniston Hutchison

Acquisition Method

Gift

Publication Details

Date Published

1891

Time Period

19th Century

Date Printed

1891

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

6 in

Create Date

December 25, 2024