William A. Lynch

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William Arnold Lynch
Born(1844-08-04)August 4, 1844
Canton, Ohio, USA
DiedFebruary 6, 1907(1907-02-06) (aged 62)
Lisbon, Ohio, USA
Resting placeWest Lawn Cemetery
OccupationLawyer
Known forPolitics
Political partyDemocratic
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William Arnold Lynch (August 4, 1844 – February 6, 1907) was an Ohio lawyer and politician.

Lynch was born in

Irish immigrants, had moved to Ohio in their young adulthood. Arnold Lynch was employed as a surveyor and later held office as county surveyor and recorder of deeds.[1] Arnold Lynch died in 1857, when his son was thirteen years old.[1] William Lynch attended the public schools in Canton and graduated at the age of sixteen.[1] He studied the law at a local attorney's office and was admitted to the bar in 1865.[1] The next year, Lynch ran as a Democrat for the office of prosecuting attorney of the county and was elected.[1] Lynch was appointed city solicitor of Canton the same year, holding both offices simultaneously.[1] After completing a two-year term, he was defeated for reelection by his Republican opponent, future U.S. President William McKinley.[2] Lynch was renominated in 1870, facing off again against McKinley, and was narrowly elected.[2]

Lynch did not seek reelection in 1872, instead starting a private practice with William R. Day, the future Supreme Court justice.[3] In 1874, he married Eliza Underhill, with whom he had three daughters.[4] The next year, 1875, Day and Lynch faced off against McKinley in court, the two partners representing a group of coal mine owners, and McKinley representing a group of striking miners.[5] The case involved charges the miners rioted when confronted with strikebreakers, but only one man was convicted.[5] Lynch's brother, Austin, joined the firm in 1878, which then became known as Lynch, Day, and Lynch.[3] William Lynch resigned from the partnership in 1882, but the firm continued and is the predecessor of the Canton, Ohio firm Day Ketterer, which still exists.[6]

After leaving private practice, Lynch was exclusively employed working for railroad interests, including the

intercity line.[3] After McKinley's assassination in 1901, Lynch was one of the founders of the McKinley National Memorial Association, which was responsible for the construction of the McKinley National Memorial.[7] From 1903 to 1906, he served as a city councilman in Canton.[7] He practiced law up to his final day, February 6, 1907, when he died in the middle of a trial in Lisbon, Ohio.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Randall & Ryan, p. 546
  2. ^ a b Morgan, pp. 34–35
  3. ^ a b c d Randall & Ryan, p. 547
  4. ^ a b Randall & Ryan, p. 551
  5. ^ a b Morgan, pp. 40–41
  6. ^ "William R. Day". Day Ketterer Attorneys-at-Law: About DK. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Randall & Ryan, p. 548

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