Ohio Adjutant General's Department

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Ohio Adjutant General
Seal of Ohio (B&W).svg
Seal of the State of Ohio
Incumbent
Major General John C. Harris, Jr.
since 2019
Ohio National Guard
Reports to Secretary of Public Safety
Nominator Governor of Ohio
with advice and consent from the Ohio Senate
Appointer Governor of the State of Ohio
Term length indefinite
Formation1803;221 years ago (1803)
DeputyDeputy Adjutant General
Website www.nationalguard.com

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.

List of Adjutants General

TermNameParty
1803Cornelius R. SedanRepublican
1803–1806 Samuel Finley Republican
1806–1807 David Ziegler Federalist
1807–1809 Thomas Worthington Federalist
1809–1810 Joseph Kerr Republican
1810–1811 Isaac Van Horne Republican
1811–1812 Thomas Worthington Federalist
1812–1818 Isaac Van Horne Republican
1818–1828 William Doherty Republican
1828–1837Samuel C. AndrewsFederalist
1837–1839William DohertyWhig
1839–1841Joseph Medary, Jr.Democrat
1841–1845Edward H. CummingsWhig
1845–1851Thomas W.H. MoselyWhig
1851–1857J.W. WilsonDemocrat
1857–1861 Henry B. Carrington Republican
1861–1862 Catharinus P. Buckingham Republican
1862–1864Charles W. HillRepublican
1864–1868 Benjamin R. Cowen Republican
1868–1869E.P. SchneiderRepublican
1869–1874William KnappRepublican
1874–1876John T. AmosDemocrat
1876–1877 Allen T. Wikoff Republican
1877–1878Charles W. CarrRepublican
1878–1880Luther W. MeileyDemocrat
1880–1881 William H. Gibson Republican
1881–1884Samuel B. SmithRepublican
1884–1886 Ebenezer B. Finley Democrat
1886–1890Henry A. AxlineRepublican
1890–1891Morton L. HawkinsDemocrat
1891–1892Thomas T. DillDemocrat
1892–1893Edgar J. PocockRepublican
1893–1896James C. HoweRepublican
1896–1898Henry A. AxlineRepublican
1898Herbert B. KingsleyRepublican
1899–1900Henry A. AxlineRepublican
1900–1904George R. GygerRepublican
1904–1905Ammon B. CritchfieldRepublican
1906Oliver H. HughesDemocrat
1906–1908Ammon B. CritchfieldRepublican
...
1941–1942 Whittier S. Bird
1942–1949 Donald F. Pancoast
1949–1959 Leo M. Kreber
...
1988–1999Richard Alexander
1999–2004John H. Smith
2004–2011 Gregory L. Wayt
2011–2014 Deborah A. Ashenhurst
2015–2019 Mark E. Bartman
2019–Present John C. Harris, Jr.

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