Robert M. Nevin
Robert Murphy Nevin | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 | |
Preceded by | John Lewis Brenner |
Succeeded by | J. Eugene Harding |
Personal details | |
Born | Woodland Cemetery | May 5, 1850
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Emma Reasoner |
Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University |
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Robert Murphy Nevin (May 5, 1850 – December 17, 1912) was an
Biography
Robert M. Nevin was born in Danville, Ohio, the son of Robert and Frances E. (Eakin) Nevin. His father was a merchant and the first postmaster in Highland County, Ohio. He attended the public schools in Hillsboro, Ohio and was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University in June 1868.
After graduation, Robert M. Nevin moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he pursued the study of law under the tutelage of Thomas O. Lowe. When Lowe was elected to the bench of the superior court, Nevin entered the office of Conover & Craighead, well-known attorneys, where he completed his study of law until admitted to the bar in Montgomery County, Ohio in 1871.
In November 1871, Robert Murphy Nevin was united in marriage to Miss Emma Reasoner of Dresden, Ohio. They had four children.
In 1876, Robert Nevin entered into professional partnership with Alvin W. Kumler, and the firm of Nevin & Kumler was maintained until the election of Kumler as judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, by which time it was the oldest continuous law partnership in south central Ohio. R. M. Nevin was a distinguished criminal lawyer and occupied a prominent place at the Ohio bar as counsel for the New York Central Railroad for thirty years (1882–1912).
Robert M. Nevin was a lifelong
R. M. Nevin was elected as a
He declined renomination in 1906, resuming the practice of law in Dayton. He was a
Robert Murphy Nevin died in Dayton in 1912 and was interred in
Sources
- United States Congress. "Robert M. Nevin (id: N000057)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1898, 1579 pgs.
- Gilkey, Elliot Howard, The Ohio Hundred Year Book. Columbus: F.J. Heer, state printer, 1901, 779 pgs.
- Conover, Frank, editor. Centennial Portrait and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio Logansport, IN: A. W. Bowen & Co. (Press of Wilson, Humphreys & Co.), 1897, 1310 pages.