John A. Corwin (October 10, 1818 – August 11, 1863) was a Democratic politician and jurist from Ohio, United States.
He was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court and ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives.
[2] After he finished school, Corwin ran a newspaper called the Rattler in about 1837 and studied law under his father.
[6] The new court was seated February 9, 1852, and the judges drew lots for a length of their first term, so re-elections would be staggered.
[7] In 1854, he challenged George E. Pugh for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate but lost.