JOHN M. CREED, a son of the pioneer merchant, was a fair lawyer and a very brilliant orator. He represented Fairfield County in the Ohio Legislature, and was chosen speaker of the House.
He was a delegate to the Harrisburg convention in 1839, and delivered a brilliant speech, nominating Gen. Harrison, of Ohio, for the presidency.
He carried the convention with him, and there was a scene much like that which greeted Ingersoll when he nominated James G. Blaine, at Cincinnati. Creed was an apostle of temperance, and was the leading speaker in the great reform of 1841 and 1842. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and the superintendent of the Sunday school.
He died about the year 1848.
