Political Activities and Retirement
In the presidential campaign of 1840, William Henry Harrison traveled around Ohio and was feted wherever he appeared. At a three-day celebration in Chillecothe, it was said that Henry Brush entertained 2,500 people at meals in his home.
After his public career, Henry Brush moved to a farm in Madison County, Ohio near London, Ohio and retired to a quiet life. Henry Brush died at his farm in 1855. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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