Philip Gatch, a minister and common pleas judge from Milford; William Lytle, a surveyor from Williamsburg; Thomas Morris, a U.S. senator and abolitionist from Bethel; Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. president from Pt. Pleasant; Eliza Archard Conner, a suffragette from New Richmond; Henry Corbin, adjutant general of the U.S. Army from Monroe Twp.; John M. Pattison, the 43rd Ohio governor from Owensville; Hugh Nichols, Ohio Supreme Court chief justice from Batavia; and John W. Haussermann, a philanthropist from New Richmond were born within or closely associated with Clermont County, and through their varied professions made significant contributions to life and liberties during the nation's formative years that extended far beyond the county's boundaries.