Joseph McGhee
Joseph McGhee | |
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27th Ohio Attorney General | |
In office January 8, 1917 – January 13, 1919 | |
Governor | James M. Cox |
Preceded by | Edward C. Turner |
Succeeded by | John G. Price |
Personal details | |
Born | Coalton, Ohio | October 6, 1872
Died | November 27, 1951 Columbus, Ohio | (aged 79)
Resting place | Fairmount Cemetery, Jackson, Ohio |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Margaret Becker |
Alma mater | National Normal University |
Joseph McGhee (October 6, 1872 – November 27, 1951) was a
1917–1919.Biography
Joseph McGhee was born at Coalton, Jackson County, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio in 1895.[1] He taught school, and studied law with Judge James Tripp at Jackson, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar at Columbus in 1898. He then practiced at Jackson.[2] In 1902 he was married to Margaret Becker of Logan, Ohio.[1]
In 1911, fellow Jackson County Democratic attorney
Immediately after resigning at the Utilities Commission, McGhee associated with Frank Davis, Jr. and James I. Boulger in law practice at Columbus as McGhee, Davis & Boulger. He won election for Attorney General in 1916, and was inducted January 8, 1917.[1]
McGhee died at his Columbus home in 1951. He had been in declining health for the previous two years. He was 79. His wife had predeceased him in 1940.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Pealer, W S; Cassidy, John R (1918). Manual of Legislative Practice in the 82nd General Assembly. Columbus: State Bindery. p. 63.
- ^ Mercer, James K. (1913). Ohio Legislative History: 1909-1913. Columbus: Edward T Miller. pp. 178–179.
- ^ "Former State Official Dies", Athens Messenger, Friday, November 30, 1951, Athens, Ohio, United States Of America
External links
- Media related to Joseph McGhee at Wikimedia Commons