Valentine B. Horton

Valentine Horton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1855  March 3, 1859
Preceded byThomas Ritchey
Succeeded byCharles D. Martin
In office
March 4, 1861  March 3, 1863
Preceded byCharles D. Martin
Succeeded byWells A. Hutchins
Personal details
Born
Valentine Baxter Horton

(1802-01-29)January 29, 1802
Windsor, Vermont
DiedJanuary 14, 1888(1888-01-14) (aged 85)
Pomeroy, Ohio
Resting placeBeech Grove Cemetery
Political partyOpposition, Republican
Alma materPartridge Military School
OccupationLawyer and politician

Valentine Baxter Horton (January 29, 1802 January 14, 1888) was a 19th Century American lawyer who served three terms U.S. Representative from Ohio around the time of the American Civil War.