Ohio Adjutant General's Department
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Ohio Adjutant General's Department is in the executive branch of government in the State of Ohio
concerned with the military forces of the State of Ohio in the United States of America.
The Adjutant General has responsibility for the Ohio Army National Guard
, the Ohio Air National Guard
, the Ohio Naval Militia
and the Ohio Military Reserve
.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
concerned with the military forces of the State of Ohio in the United States of America.
The Adjutant General has responsibility for the Ohio Army National Guard
Ohio Army National Guard
The Ohio Army National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Army. It is also a component of the organized militia of the state of Ohio, which also includes the Ohio Naval Militia, the Ohio Military Reserve and the Ohio Air National Guard...
, the Ohio Air National Guard
Ohio Air National Guard
The Ohio Air National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is composed of approximately 5,000 airmen and officers assigned to four flying wings and eight non-flying support units. OHANG units are based in Columbus,...
, the Ohio Naval Militia
Ohio Naval Militia
The Ohio Naval Militia is an organized, unarmed unit that has been serving the State of Ohio and the United States since 1896. It is the naval arm of the State of Ohio's Adjutant General's Department, and is therefore part of Ohio's State Defense Forces....
and the Ohio Military Reserve
Ohio Military Reserve
The Ohio Military Reserve is a military force which supports the State of Ohio along with the Ohio Army National Guard and Ohio Air National Guard in times of natural disaster and state and national emergencies....
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List of Adjutants General
| Term | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1803 | Cornelius R. Sedan | Republican |
| 1803–1806 | Samuel Finley Samuel Finley The Rev. Samuel Finley , 1763 DD University of Glasgow . Evangelical preacher and academic, he founded the West Nottingham Academy, and was the fifth president and an original trustee of the College of New Jersey from 1761 until 1766.-Family and students:Finley was the... |
Republican |
| 1806–1807 | David Ziegler David Ziegler David Ziegler was a German immigrant to the United States who served in the U.S. military and became the first mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.-Early life and career:... |
Federalist |
| 1807–1809 | Thomas Worthington | Federalist |
| 1809–1810 | Joseph Kerr Joseph Kerr Joseph Kerr was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States Senate.Born in Kerrtown, Pennsylvania , Kerr moved to Ohio in 1792. He served in a number of positions as clerk, judge and justice of the peace in the Northwest Territory... |
Republican |
| 1810–1811 | Isaac Van Horne Isaac Van Horne Isaac Van Horne was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Ancestry:... |
Republican |
| 1811–1812 | Thomas Worthington | Federalist |
| 1812–1818 | Isaac Van Horne | Republican |
| 1818–1828 | William Doherty | Republican |
| 1828–1837 | Samuel C. Andrews | Federalist |
| 1837–1839 | William Doherty | Whig |
| 1839–1841 | Joseph Medary, Jr. | Democrat |
| 1841–1845 | Edward H. Cummings | Whig |
| 1845–1851 | Thomas W. H. Mosely | Whig |
| 1851–1857 | J. W. Wilson | Democrat |
| 1857–1861 | H. B. Carrington | Republican |
| 1861–1862 | C. P. Buckingham | Republican |
| 1862–1864 | Charles W. Hill | Republican |
| 1864–1868 | Benjamin R. Cowen Benjamin R. Cowen Benjamin Rush Cowen was Union Army general and a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State.... |
Republican |
| 1868–1869 | E. P. Schneider | Republican |
| 1869–1874 | William Knapp | Republican |
| 1874–1876 | John T. Amos | Democrat |
| 1876–1877 | Allen T. Wikoff Allen T. Wikoff Allen Trimble Wikoff was a Republican politician who was Ohio Secretary of State from 1873-1875.Allen Trimble Wikoff was born November 15, 1825 on an Adams County, Ohio farm. In 1862, during the American Civil War, he enlisted as a Lieutenant in the Ninety-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was... |
Republican |
| 1877–1878 | Charles W. Carr | Republican |
| 1878–1880 | Luther W. Meiley | Democrat |
| 1880–1881 | William H. Gibson William H. Gibson right|250px|thumb|circa 1879William Harvey Gibson was a Republican politician who was Ohio State Treasurer, an American Civil War Union Army General and orator. He resigned from the Treasurer office in disgrace, redeemed his reputation in war, and was later Ohio Adjutant General and Canal... |
Republican |
| 1881–1884 | Samuel B. Smith | Republican |
| 1884–1886 | Ebenezer B. Finley Ebenezer B. Finley Ebenezer Byron Finley was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, nephew of Stephen Ross Harris.Born in Orrville, Ohio, Finley attended the public schools.... |
Democrat |
| 1886–1890 | Henry A. Axline | Republican |
| 1890–1891 | Morton L. Hawkins | Democrat |
| 1891–1892 | Thomas T. Dill | Democrat |
| 1892–1893 | Edgar J. Pocock | Republican |
| 1893–1896 | James C. Howe | Republican |
| 1896–1898 | Henry A. Axline | Republican |
| 1898 | H. B. Kingsley | Republican |
| 1899–1900 | Henry A. Axline | Republican |
| 1900–1904 | George R. Gyger | Republican |
| 1904–1905 | A. B. Critchfield | Republican |
| 1906 | O. H. Hughes | Democrat |
| 1906–1908 | A. B. Critchfield | Republican |
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| 2004-2011 | Gregory L. Wayt Gregory L. Wayt Major General Gregory L. Wayt served as Adjutant General under Governors Bob Taft and Ted Strickland. Major General Wayt retired from the military on December 31, 2010 after 35 years of service... |
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| 2011-Present | Deborah A. Ashenhurst | – |