Joseph Cable

For the American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, see Joseph Cable (Medal of Honor).

Joseph Cable (April 17, 1801 – May 1, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1849 to 1853. He was the great-grandfather of Congressman John Levi Cable.

Joseph Cable
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	George Fries
Succeeded by	Wilson Shannon
Personal details
Born	(1801-04-17)April 17, 1801 Jefferson County, Northwest Territory
Died	May 1, 1880(1880-05-01) (aged 79) Paulding, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Live Oak Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Life and career

Born in Jefferson County, then in the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (now in the State of Ohio), Cable attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Jefferson County. He established and published the Jeffersonian and Democrat at Steubenville, Ohio, in 1831 and later the Ohio Patriot at New Lisbon, Ohio.

Congress

Cable was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853), while living in Carroll County.^[1][2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.

Later life

He moved to Sandusky, Ohio, in 1853 and published the Daily Sandusky Minor, until moving to Van Wert in 1857 and establishing the American and later the Bulletin. After a time living in Wauseon and publishing the Wauseon Republican, he moved to Paulding, where he published the Political Review.

Death

He died on May 1, 1880, and was interred in Live Oak Cemetery.