Brough, John

Life Span
to
Full name
John Brough
Place of Birth
Marietta, OH
Burial Place
Cleveland, OH
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
2
No. of Children
7
Family
Achsah P. Pruden (first wife), Caroline A. Nelson (second wife) 
Education
Other
Other Education
Ohio University
Occupation
Politician
Businessman
Journalist
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Government
Governor
State legislature
Date Event
In Columbus, Ohio Democrats nominate the banished Clement Vallandigham for governor
War Democrat John Brough nominated for Unionist Governor of Ohio to face Vallandigham
President Lincoln's remains spend the day in Cleveland, Ohio, on their journey west
In Columbus, Ohio, thousands view President Lincoln's remains during a day at the State Capitol
Civil War Homefront
Date Title
Report of Messrs. Brough and Garrett on arrangements for the transport of President Lincoln's remains to Illinois, April 18, 1865
Date Title
George Alfred Townsend, "The Obsequies in Washington," April 19, 1865
How to Cite This Page: "Brough, John," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/39758.