“War governor” of Ohio, born at Marietta, OH, in 1811; died in Cleveland on the 29th of August 1865. His early education was obtained chiefly in printing-offices, and he fitted himself to enter the Ohio University. He was for a time proprietor of the Washington County Republican and later of the Lancaster Eagle. He was clerk of the Ohio senate, and afterward sat as a member of that body. Elected to the office of state auditor, he gave careful attention to the financial system. He was next connected with the Cincinnati Enquirer and at the same time practiced law. Each paper with which Mr. Brough was successively connected became, under his management, a powerful Democratic organ. In 1848 he left politics, but during the Civil War, in 1863, he was urged to accept the nomination for governor, Clement L. Vallandigham, who had been court-martialed and was then living in exile, being the opposing candidate. Brough was elected by a very large majority. He served the state with patriotism and fearlessness.
