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Title
Governor
Joseph
B
.
Foraker
Portrait
Subject
Ohio--Governors--Portraits
;
Ohio
History--State
and
Local
Government
Time Period
1890s
Place
Columbus
(Ohio)
;
Franklin
County
(Ohio)
Description
Portrait
of
Joseph
B
.
Foraker
(1846-1917)
who
served
two
,
two-year
terms
as
Governor
of
Ohio
from
1886-1890
. As
governor
,
Foraker
was
concerned
about
election
fraud
in
Ohio
. He
helped
institute
a
voter
registration
program
and
favored
changes
in how
election
boards
were
established
.
During
his
administration
, the
state
legislature
also
passed
the
Dow
Law
,
which
taxed
the
sale
of
alcoholic
beverages
in
Ohio
. The
governor
instituted
a
number
of
reforms
,
including
the
establishment
of
boards
to
reduce
corruption
in
city
government
, the
creation
of a
state
board
of
health
, and
greater
oversight
of the
operations
of the
state
penitentiary
.
Foraker
was
elected
to a
second
term
in
1887
but was
unsuccessful
in
winning
a
third
term
in
1889
.
Creator
Uhl
,
Jerome
S.
,
1842-1916
Date of Original
1890
Collection
Ohio
Governors
Collection
Source
AV
105
;
Box
1
,
Folder
23
Format
Picture
;
Transparency
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
AV105_1_23.tif
Image Height
2331
Image Width
1995
File Size
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