Joseph B. Foraker
Joseph Benson Foraker (July 5, 1846 - May 10, 1917 was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was the 37th Governor of Ohio.
Foraker was born near Rainsboro, Highland County, Ohio. After serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, Foraker attended Cornell University. He was unsuccessful in running for the governorship in 1883, but won election two years later and serve two two-year terms from 1886-1890. Foraker was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1896 and served two terms from 1897 to 1909. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1908.
