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William Corry

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William Corry

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
16 Dec 1833 (aged 55)
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Section 28, Lot 29 space 3
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Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Born in Washington County, Virginia, he studied law at Parson Duke's Academy in Tennessee and then moved to the Northwest Territory when he was 18 years old settling near Hamilton, (Ohio). Hamilton's first attorney, he was elected in 1807 as a member of the General Assembly of Butler County. He moved to Cincinnati in 1811 and became a member of the General Assembly of Hamilton County. He was elected as the Mayor of Cincinnati in 1815 and served until 1819. Cincinnati's neighborhood of Corryville and Corry Street are named for him.
Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Born in Washington County, Virginia, he studied law at Parson Duke's Academy in Tennessee and then moved to the Northwest Territory when he was 18 years old settling near Hamilton, (Ohio). Hamilton's first attorney, he was elected in 1807 as a member of the General Assembly of Butler County. He moved to Cincinnati in 1811 and became a member of the General Assembly of Hamilton County. He was elected as the Mayor of Cincinnati in 1815 and served until 1819. Cincinnati's neighborhood of Corryville and Corry Street are named for him.

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6869966/william-corry: accessed ), memorial page for William Corry (14 Dec 1778–16 Dec 1833), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6869966, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.