Carey A. Trimble

Carey A. Trimble
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Joseph Miller
Succeeded by	James Mitchell Ashley
Personal details
Born	Carey Allen Trimble (1813-09-13)September 13, 1813 Hillsboro, Ohio
Died	May 4, 1887(1887-05-04) (aged 73) Columbus, Ohio
Resting place	Grandview Cemetery
Party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio University Cincinnati Medical College
Occupation	Physician

Carey Allen Trimble (September 13, 1813 – May 4, 1887) was an American physician and politician who served two terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1859 to 1863.

Biography

Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Trimble attended Pestalostian School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Stubb's Classical School in Newport, Kentucky. He graduated from Ohio University at Athens, Ohio in 1833 and from Cincinnati Medical College (now part of University of Cincinnati) in 1836. He taught for four years, and practiced medicine in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Congress

Trimble was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.

Later career and death

He resumed medical practice. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he died May 4, 1887. He was interred in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Carey A. Trimble (id: T000371)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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