Robert Cummings Schenck
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Robert Cummings Schenck (1809-1890)
Born in Franklin, Ohio, October 4, 1809, and attended rural schools – and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1827. Schenck became a professor at Miami for 2 years, studied law and practiced in Dayton. He was elected to the Ohio House – then the United States Congress from 1843-1851.