Elias Florence (February 15, 1797 – November 21, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Elias Florence
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byWilliam Medill
Succeeded byAugustus L. Perrill
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Pickaway County district
In office
December 7, 1829 – December 4, 1831
Serving with James Moore, Samuel Lutz
Preceded byVal Keffer
Succeeded byJohn Cochran, Samuel Lutz
In office
December 2, 1833 – November 30, 1834
Serving with John Shoup
Preceded byJohn Cochran
Succeeded byJohn Cochran
In office
December 7, 1840 – December 5, 1841
Preceded byAugustus L. Perrill
Succeeded byJoseph Olds
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Franklin & Pickaway Counties district
In office
December 7, 1835 – December 3, 1837
Preceded byRalph Osborn
Succeeded byJohn L. Greene
Personal details
Born(1797-02-15)February 15, 1797
Fauquier County, Virginia
DiedNovember 21, 1880(1880-11-21) (aged 83)
Muhlenberg Township, Ohio
Political partyWhig

Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, he attended the public schools and studied agriculture. He later moved to Ohio and settled in Circleville, Pickaway County. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1829, 1830, 1834, and 1840, and served in the Ohio Senate in 1835.

He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). In 1850, he served as member of the state constitutional convention. Thereafter he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Muhlenberg Township, Ohio, November 21, 1880 and was interred in Forest Cemetery in Circleville.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Elias Florence (id: F000213)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 9th congressional district

1843-1845
Succeeded by