Legislative Service
Henry Brush was elected from Ross County to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1810. Upon the resignation of William Creighton, Sr., from the Ohio Senate, Henry Brush was appointed to take his seat in 1814.
In 1818, Henry Brush was elected as a Democratic-Republican from Ohio's 3rd congressional district to the Sixteenth United States Congress. During his term, he served as chairman of the House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War. He was unsuccessful as candidate for reelection in 1820.
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