The biographical encyclopœdia of Ohio of the nineteenth century:

BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPYEDIA.
sagacity. In those days merchants in the West were wont
to purchase their goods in Philadelphia, journeying across
the Allegheny mountains on horseback, mad carrying their
specie in their saddle-bags. In I8I9 he opened a branch
store in Mansfield, having as a partner his brother, General
James Hedges. Soon after this he removed from St.
Clairsville to Mansfield, and in I820 made a journey to
Fort Ball-it now being a part of Tiffin. He immediately
decided to enter the land opposite to Fort Ball, on the east side
of the Sandusky river, on which the county seat was located
and the city of Tiffin was afterwards built; and proceeding
to the Land Office at Delaware, Ohio, made the purchase
of the same from the government. In 1822 the first stick
was cut on that part of Tiffin now in the First ward, and
during the same year the first frame house on the town
plat was erected and used as a store-now known as the
" Old Masonic Hall." He also built, in that same year, a
flouring mill on the Sandusky river, and a saw-mill on
Rocky creek, both of which were largely patronized by the
pioneers of that day. By a prudent and liberal course in
disposing of his town lots he saw the place increase steadily
in population, and in I828 he secured the removal of the
Land Office from Delaware to Tiffin, thus giving the town
a renewed impetus. In I83I he was chosen to represent
the district in the Ohio Legislature, serving one session.
In 1837 he disposed of his store to a son, and retired f rom
trade, giving his attention from that time until his death to
his real estate interests in Tiffin, which were necessarily
very large. In his younger days he was an athletic and
vigorous man, and in his old age retained in a remarkable
degree his manly sense and vigor of mind, transacting and
managing up to the last his own business affairs. He was
generous and just in his dealings with his fellow-men,
benevolent to all Christian denominations, in most cases
donating the lots on which their churches were erected, and
was liberal towards all public improvements. Hie was a
friend to the poor, as many citizens can testify, well remem bering his kindness and leniency to them. In all the
relations of life he was a just and a sincere man. He was
a good citizen and a true and steadfast friend. As a father,
affectionate and indulgent; and by his kindred, both old
and young, he will ever be gratefully remembered. To
him they could always go, and his heart was ever open to
them. His sagacity and foresight were such that his advice
was often sought; and so excellent was his judgment that
he rarely erred in giving it. Although not a member of
any church, he was a good and true man, and upon his
dying couch he expressed to his friends a willingness to
die, and assured them of his unfaltering trust in that
"Saviour who has promised to save all who may turn to wards Him in faith and penitence." He dropped away
quietly, as if but entering upon a sleep. Without a groan
oi struggle the good old man took his departure and passed
away "like one that draws the drapery of his couch about
him and lies down to pleasant dreams." He was first
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married, September 29th, I803, to Rebecca Russell, in Belmont county, Ohio, and bad by this union six children, tw~o
only of whom are now living-Mrs. Rebecca Walk~er,
widow of Joseph Walker; and Mrs. Clarinda Hunter,
widow of William thunter, all of Tiffin. His first wife
died July 8th, I 8 I 6, aged thirty-one years. After a widowerhood of one year he was married, July Ioth, I8I7, to
Eliza Hammerly, of Martinsburg, Virginia, having by this
marriage nine children, of whom six are still lilting-his
son, William C. Hedges, a real estate dealer in Tiffin;
Cynthia A., wife of Luther A. Hall;, Mary Jane, wife of
A. C. Baldwin; Minerva, wife of Harrison Noble; Elizabeth, wife of John G. Gross, all residents of Tiffin; and
Sarah V., wife of W7. W'. Armstrong, of the PIriin Detile)-,
Cleveland, Ohio. His second wife died November ioth,
I837. He was last married, October 29th, I844, to Harriet,
daughter of Henry Snook, of Seneca county, who survives
him. He died in Tiffin, July 15th, I858.
cLEAN, HON. DANIEL, Farmer and Banker,
was born, October 3d, I8o5, in Ross county,
Ohio, and is the youngest child of Duncan and
Elizabeth (McGaraugh) McLean. His father
%? W was a native of Scotland, who through life fol lowed agricultural pursuits. He emigrated to
America in 176o, and settled first in Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, removing to Ohio in I805, and located in
Ross county, where he resided until his death, August 2d,
I 8o6. He had married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph
McGaraugh, an early settler of Westmoreland county,
Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish extraction. She died January
Ist, I85o. Daniel obtained only a limited education, being
that obtained in the common schools in the neighborhood
of his father's farm. When fourteen years old he became
a clerkc in a store in Washinlgton, Fayette county, where he
labored very industriously until 1830, when he went into
business on his own account, keeping a general store, and
was thus employed for some ten years. In I84o he removed to his farm in Union township, adjacent to Washington, where he has since resided. In I863 lie was
elected President of the First National Bank, and associated
banking with agricultural pursuits; commencing with a
capital of $75,ooo, which has since been increased to
$300,000. His political views are those of the Republican
party. I-e cast his first Presidential vote for John Quincy
Adams. In I826 he was elected Coroner of Fayette
county, and served in that office for four years. In 1842 he
was appointed Associate Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas of the same county, by the Governor of Ohio, and in
I843 was elected to the same office, being on the bench
about eight years. In i85i he was elected a Director of
the Cincinnati, Wilmington & Zanesville Railroad Company, and served in that capacity for thirteen years. He is