William H. West (judge)
William Henry West | |
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11th Ohio Attorney General | |
In office January 8, 1866 – January 10, 1870 | |
Governor | Jacob D. Cox Rutherford B. Hayes |
Preceded by | Chauncey N. Olds |
Succeeded by | Francis Bates Pond |
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
In office February 9, 1872 – February 25, 1873 | |
Preceded by | Josiah Scott |
Succeeded by | Walter F. Stone |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Logan County district | |
In office January 4, 1858 – January 1, 1860 | |
Preceded by | Samuel M. Allen |
Succeeded by | James W. Hamilton |
In office January 6, 1862 – January 3, 1864 | |
Preceded by | James W. Hamilton |
Succeeded by | Charles W. B. Allison |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 13th district | |
In office January 4, 1864 – December 31, 1865 | |
Preceded by | John Hood |
Succeeded by | P. B. Cole |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington County, Pennsylvania, US | February 9, 1824
Died | March 14, 1911 Bellefontaine, Ohio, US | (aged 87)
Resting place | Bellefontaine City Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Williams Clara Riddle Gorton |
Children | four |
Alma mater | Jefferson College |
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William Henry West (February 9, 1824 – March 14, 1911) was a Republican Party politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Attorney General from 1866 to 1868, and a member of the Ohio Supreme Court from February 1872 to 1873. His failing eyesight and powerful oration led to the title Blind Man Eloquent.
Biography
William H. West was born in Millsborough,
West taught school in
West was elected to the
In 1877, West was nominated by his party for
West presented James G. Blaine for nomination for president at the 1884 Republican National Convention, with the understanding that he would be appointed attorney general if Blaine should be president. Blaine lost.[6] West continued to argue cases at the Logan County Courthouse until his 80th birthday in 1904, with only the steep steps and lack of an elevator leading to his retirement.[8]
West was married twice.[3] His first marriage was to Elizabeth Williams in Lima on June 19, 1851. They had four sons, and Elizabeth died in 1871. In 1872, West married Clara Riddle Gorton. She died in 1901.[8] He died at his home in Bellefontaine on March 14, 1911.[6] West was interred at Bellefontaine City Cemetery, where his wives had been buried.[8]
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References
- Howe, Henry (1891). "Logan County". Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. Vol. 2. The State of Ohio.
- Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
- Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications. 20: 404–414.
- Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 2. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company.
- Biographical notices of the members of the fifty-fifth General Assembly of the State of Ohio. Columbus: John Wallace. 1862. p. 109.