History of the city of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Part 97

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company
Number of Pages: 1408

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Not least of the troubles arising from the War of the Rebellion, and the attendant finan- cial disturbance, was that caused by lack of change in trade. Coin very soon passed from circulation, and as the Banks issued nothing less than one dollar notes, the demand for fractional currency came to be of very serious concern. The law forbade the issue by indi-

viduals or firms of paper for circulation. The consequence was, that every department of trade involving the use of fractions of the dol- lar, was most seriously affected. The only material resort was to the use of Government postage stamps. These, while too limited in amount for the demand, were attended by in- conveniences of no small measure. Thus, with their gummed surface, the adhesiveness caused by unavoidable dampness, often made their use very annoying. The case was one well illus- trating the adaptability of mankind to condi- tions apparently intolerable. To some extent, the trouble was relieved by pasting stamps on paper glazed on one side. The situation of that time, is illustrated by the case of a lady who received as change for a $1.00 bill, a ferry ticket, a counterfeit penny, a car ticket, a milk ticket, a butcher's due bill, a bread ticket, a 3-cent and a 1-cent postage stamp, and an ice- cream ticket. No adequate relief for this con- dition came until Congress, in the provision of legal tender " Fractional Currency," and after- ward in the 5-cent nickel, furnished a substitute for subsidiary coin, which answered well until the return of Silver upon the resumption of specie payment in 1879. During the more severe periods preceding the relief named, resort was sometimes had to the old plan of" Shinplasters," but with little success. Experience gained in former emergencies, was an effectual protest against such recourse.

BANKING IN TOLEDO.

The first Bank within the present limits of Toledo, was the Bank of Manhattan. As al- ready stated, its charter was granted by the Michigan State Legislature, and bore date of March 25, 1836. The legal existence of that institution was called in question in a suit. brought by the Bank to collect an indebtedness claimed of the late James Myers, of Toledo. The case was taken to the Ohio Supreme Court, where, in 1852, it was decided that the Bank never had a legal existence, and was not an- thorized to do business, for the reason that its charter was obtained in 1836, from a body calling itself "the Legislature of the Stato of Michigan;" whereas, there was no "State of Michigan " until January, 1837. Furthermore, it was held, "that Manhattan never was under the jurisdiction of Michigan; and that securi- ties given to an unauthorized bank are void." Thus the claim against Judge Myers was not collectible.

A statement of the condition of the Manhat- tan Bank, June 30, 1810, showed its totals to have been $122,052.71. Of its assets, $90,824 consisted of bills discounted ; $18,500 special loans on interest; judgments, 85,426. Of lia- bilities, capital stock paid in, $50,000; circula- tion, $57,381; interest, $951.41; deposits, 813,- 034. W. A. Chamberlain was then the Cashier.

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In October, 1839, Henry D. Ward resigned his position as Cashier of this Bank, when Foster M. Follett was appointed. Both were from Sandusky, where they subsequently died.

The first Banking house within the original limits of Toledo, was that of Prentiss & Dow, corner of Monroe and Summit streets, opened in 1843. Subsequently II. P. Esty succeeded Dow, the firm then being HI. P. Esty & Co. Robert W. Titus was connected with the house. This was a Broker's and Exchange Bank.

Until 1845, there had been no chartered Bank in Toledo. At that time two institutions -the Commercial Bank and the Bank of Toledo-were established. The certificate for the Commercial Bank of Toledo, was tiled in the County Recorder's office, October 8, 1845, under the act incorporating the State Bank of Ohio and other Banking Companies, passed February 24, 1845. The capital stock was fixed at $100,000, in shares of $100 each, and divided among the stockholders (all of Cleve- land), as follows: Richard Hilliard, 400 shares; Joseph S. Lake, 300; Edmund Clark, 50; Isaac I .. Jewitt, 50; Matthew Johnson, 300; Otto Klemm, 100. The oaths of the Directors were recorded February 3, 1846.

The certificate for the Bank of Toledo, also a branch of the State bank, was fiied October 8, 1845. Its capital stock was $100,000, in shares of $100 each, and divided as follows: Moses Y. Beach of New York City, 500 shares; Charles R. Miller of Cuyahoga Falls, 150; Wm. Rattle, of same place, 170; Horace A. Miller, same place, 30; Timothy L. Miller, same place, 40; Samuel Rattle, same place, 10; Zenas Cobb, Ir., of Cleveland, 100.

The following shows the conditions of the Toledo Branches of the State Bank of Obio in May, 1846:

Bank of To cdo.

Commercial Bank.

Notes and Bills Discounted

$ 77.339

$148,539

Specie ou lland.

31,969

36,572

Eastern Deposits

37.498

18,924

Bonds with State Treasurer

12,500

15,943

Capital Stock paid in

65,000

75.350

Circulation

99.727

111,625

Deposits

20,755

36,487

State Tax last Six Months.

177.99

192.50

In October, 1845, Chas. R. Miller & Co., Ex- chango Brokers, opened an office in Toledo, which was in operation some years. Mr. Miller subsequently, with James Myers as partner, started and for some time edited the Commer- cial Republican (since known as the Toledo Commercial).

In December, 1846, Kraus & Co., Money Brokers, opened an office at the corner of Sum- mit and Monroe streets. From there they re- moved to the corner of Summit and Jefferson, and into a building built by them. Subso- quently Mr. Kraus, with Wm. H. Smith, sue-

ceeded Wm. G. Powers & Co., as owners of the City Bank, of which Geo. C. Hertzler for some time was Cashier. The firm of Kraus & Smith continued in business until the fall of 1873, when financial embarrassment cansed its sus- pension, with an indebtedness of about $1,000,- 000, due largely to small depositors, including many Germans of Mr. Kraus's nationality. No similar financial disaster in Toledo has caused like distress. The percentage of avail- able assets proved to be comparatively small.

The Banks and Bankers of Toledo in Sep- tember, 1854, consisted of the Commercial Bank of Toledo, Bliss & Hubbard, A. Parker, and the City Bank (Geo. C. Hertzler, Cashier). At a meeting of representatives of these, Sep- tember 29th, it was resolved to receive on de- posit at par only the following Bank notes, viz .: Detroit, Chicago, Wheeling (payable at Wheeling), notes at par in Pittsburg, notes of New York State, New England and Now Jersey, and $10 and upwards of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky. Other for- eign currency previously received, would be taken at 1 per cent. discount.

In December, 1855, Berry & Day (L. G. Berry and M. W. Day), from Adrian, opened the Mechanics' Bank in Toledo, which con- tinued in business for several years.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

In 1851, John Poag and Valentine H. Ketcham commenced a Banking business in Toledo under the firm name of Poag & Ketcham. The following year the firm became V. H. Ketcham & Co., and in 1860, Ketcham, Berdan & Co. The latter firm continued in business until it was practically merged into the First National Bank, September 1, 1863. That was the first institution of the kind in Toledo, and among the earliest in the United States. The Directors chosen were V. Il. Ketcham, John Berdan, S. S. Hubbard, Joseph K. Secor, Lyman Wheeler, Theodore B. Casey and Horace IFolcomb. The following officers were chosen: President, V. II. Ketebam; Vice President, J. K. Secor; Cashier, John Berdan.

September 6, 1865, John Berdan having re- signed, S. S. Hubbard was appointed Cashier. The latter served in that capacity until March 5, 1878, a period of 13 years. He was with the Banking House of Ketcham, Berdan & Co. from 1856 until the organization of the First National Bank, in which he was Teller until his appointment as Cashier, in which position he was succeeded by Joseph M. Spencer, who continued in that capacity until he resigned, January 3, 1882, when Spencer D. Carr was appointed. He served until his resignation, October 1, 1887, when Mr. Spencer was re- elected to that position. January 9, 1866, Horace Holcomb succeeded Mr. Secor as Vice

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President, and continued as such until January 1, 1868, at which timo Mars Nearing was elected. Mr. Ketcham held the office of Presi- dent from the organization of the Bank until his death, in July, 1887. In September fol- lowing Mr. Nearing was elected to that position. The officers of the Bank in October, 1887, were as follows: President, Mars Nearing; Vico President, Sheldon C. Reynolds; Cashier, Joseph M. Spencer; Assistant Cashier, V. H. Ketcham Jr. Directors, M. Nearing, S. C. Reynolds, V. Il. Ketcham Jr., Welcome (). Parker, J. M. Spencer, Geo. II. Ketcham. Of the original officers of the Bank, the only deaths are those of Mr. Ketcham and Mr. Wheeler.

The capital of the First National Bank at first was $200,000. This was increased at dif- ferent times, and has been for some years past. $500,000. From its organization it has been sec- ond to no like institution in Toledo or the West. Amid the trying scenes of repeated panies, its credit has never suffered. In 1868 the Bank erected the fine building, 154 Summit Street.

TOLEDO NATIONAL BANK.

The Branch of the State Bank of Ohio organ- ized in 1845, and known as the Bank of Toledo, became so seriously embarrassed in 1852, that the redemption of its circulation under the law, was assumed by the parent Bank. In 1855, the Bank was purchased by Amasa Stone Jr., Stillman Witt, Joseph Perkins, II. B. Hurlbut and others, of Cleveland; and S. M. Young and M. R. Waite, of Toledo, by whom it was continued in successful operation until Novem- ber 19, 1864, when it was reorganized under the laws of the United States as the Toledo National Bank, with a capital stock of $300,- 000. The officers of the new institution were as follows: President, S. M. Young; Cashier, Paul Jones; Directors, S. M. Young, M. R. Waite, II. B. Hurlbut, Joseph Perkins and A masa Stone Jr.

Mr. Young has served as President of the Bank (including the two organizations) since 1855, a period of 32 years, being a longer period of like service than that of any other citizen of Toledo. Mr. Jones continued as Cashier until April, 1873, when, in consequence of ill health, he resigned and was suceceded by Iloratio S. Young, who served until May, 1877, at which time Edgar H. Van Hoesen, the pres- ent incumbent, was elected. The following are the officers of the Bank at this time (Novem- ber, 1887): President, S. M. Young ; Vice Pres- ident, H. S. Walbridge; Cashier, E. H. Van Hoesen; Directors, S. M. Young, H. S. Wal- bridge, Richard Waite, H. S. Young and Frank I. Young. Charles H. Jones is the Teller, and John M. McKee the Book-keeper.

SECOND NATIONAL BANK.

In 1860, Mr. E. Parmelee opened a Banking house in Toledo, under the name of Marine Bank, and continued it until 1861, when it was reorganized as a Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, of which Mr. George W. Davis became the President.

Under the United States Banking law of 1863, this institution became the Second Na- tional Bank of Toledo in January, 1864, with the following Board of Directors: George W. Davis, William Bolles, John A. Moore, Charles A. King, Matthew Brown, Warren Colburn, William Roff, W. W. Griffith, Fred. Bissell. The officers then chosen were : President, G. W. Davis; Vice President, Wm. Bolles; Cash- ier, Nehemiah Waterman.

Mr. Davis has been President of the Bank from its organization and is such at this time (1887). Mr. Waterman served as Cashier until his death, in 1874, when Charles F. Adams, then a Teller in the Bank, succeeded, and yet holds the position. Mr. Moore has been a Di- rector from the first. Of the other original Directors, Messrs. Brown, Colburn, Bissell and Berdan havedied. The Directors for 1887 wore G. W. Davis, J. A. Moore, F. J. King, P. F. Berdan, Dennis Coghlin, W. A. Gosline, George A. Braun, T. W. Childs, C. F. Adams,

The capital of this Bank at the organization was $250,000, which has been increased to $350,000.

TIIE NORTHERN NATIONAL BANK

Was organized November 30, 1864. The first stockholders' meeting was held January 10, 1865, when the following Directors were chosen: Matthew Shoemaker, Charles A. King, John T. Newton and Ebenezer Walbridge, of Toledo; Rollin B. Ilnbbard, of Sandusky; Robert M. Shoemaker, of Glendale ; and J. H. Winter, of Dayton. On the same day the Directors elected officers, as follows: President, Matthew Shoe- maker ; and John T. Newton, Secretary and Attorney. January 19, 1865, J. T. Newton was elected Cashier.

The certificate of authority ofthe Comptroller of the Currency was issued February 16, 1865. and the Bank commenced business in March following, with a capital of $150,000, which remains the same to this time, with a surplus of $50,000. March 2, 1865, Mr. Newton re- signed the position of Cashier, and E. T. Mortimer was chosen for the position. January 13, 1870, Fred. B. Shoemaker was elected Assistant Cashier. May 11, 1870, Mr. Mortimer resigned, and December 1, 1870, F. B. Shoe- maker became the Cashier. May 13, 1871, Oliver S. Bond was chosen Vice President. M. Shoemaker resigned as President April 10, 1872, when Edward C. Bodman was elected to

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the place. January 19, 1873. M. Shoemaker became Vice President. October 18, 1876, Mr. Newton was elected President, rice Mr. Bodman, resigned. January 8, 1880, Wm. Cummings was elected President. Upon the resignation of F. B. Shoemaker, I. C. De Wolf was elected ('ashier January 6, 1881, and served until June 24, 1884, when, in consequence of failing health, he resigned. September 11, 188-1, W. A. Eggle- ston was elected Acting Cashier. The present officers of the Bank (1887) are as follows :

President, Win. Cummings ; Vice President, M. Shoemaker; Cashier, W. A. Eggleston ; Directors-M. D. Carrington,* M. Shoemaker, Win. Cummings, D. R. Locke, Leander Bur. diek, F. B. Shoemaker, James Secor, J. T. Newton, George Milmine.

THE TOLEDO SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY.

This institution, designed to be a depository of savings, was organized May 8, 1868, as the Toledo Savings Institution. It commenced business July 21, 1868, with the following named officers : President, Richard Mott ; Vice President, John F. Witker; Treasurer, A. E. Macomber. Edward Malone succeeded as Vice President, in 1869.

June 18, 1874, the Bank was re-organized, under its present name, with officers as follows : President, Richard Mott ; Vice President, Ed- ward Malone ; Cashier, John J. Barker. M. D. C'arrington served as Vice President from 1875 to 1878, when he was succeeded by Thomas Vanstone.

The officers for 1887 were as follows : Presi. dent, Richard Mott ; Vice President, Thomas Vanstone; Cashier, John J. Barker. Directors -Richard Mott, Charles F. Curtis, Richard Waite, Guido Marx, Wm. W. Williams, Isaac N. Poe, Charles L. Reynolds.

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

This Bank went into operation in December, 1871, with a eapitat stock of $300,000. The officers at that time were as follows : President, Wilson W. Griffith; Vice President, George Milmine ; Cashier, Charles C. Doolittle. The Directors were W. W. Griffith, John H. Whit. aker, Wager Swayne, N. M. Howard, George Milmine, Bernard Meilink, John Cummings, Charles R. Messinger and Fred. Eaton. Mr. Griffith continued as President until 1882, when he was succeeded by W. O. Parker, who served for one year, when Reed V. Boice was elected, who now (1887) holds the position. Mr. Mil- mine was the Vice President until January, 1873, since which time that position has been held as follows: 1873 to 1883, by N. M. How- ard; 1883 to 1886, by Fred. Eaton ; to 1887, by J. B. Baldy ; 1887, by M. I. Wilcox. General Doolittle has been the only Cashier of the Bank.

The officers for 1887 are as follows : President, R. V. Boice; Vice President, M. I. Wilcox ; Cashier, C. C. Doolittle; Assistant Cashier, Monroe C. Warn. The Directors are R. V. Boice, Fred. Eaton, S. W. Nettleton, M. I. Wilcox, John Cummings, N. H. Swayne, J. B. Baldy, George E. Pomeroy, A. L. Spitzer, C. C. Waitc.

COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK.

In October, 1865, Cyrus IE. Coy, under the firm name of C. II. Coy & Co., started a Bank- ing house in Toledo, and continued a successful business until merged into the Commercial National Bank of Toledo, which was organized September 9, 1875, and went into liquidation July 6, 1882, paying all demands in full. Its business was continued by C. II. Coy, who finally closed the same in April, 1883.

The capital stock of the Commercial Bank was $100,000. Its officers were as follows:

President, C. H. Coy ; Vice President, J. F. Wit- ker ; Cashier, 1I. S. Halsted ; Assistant Cashier, N. W. Dyer. Directors-C. H. Coy, J. F. Witker, August Pilliod. H. S. Halsted, E. S. Blair, W. S. Waite, D. W. H. Howard.

THE MERCHANTS' AND CLERKS' SAVINGS INSTITUTION

Was organized in 1870, for the purpose of affording prudent persons a suitable place for the deposit of their savings, and at the same time encouraging such to add to their deposits by the payment of fair interest on the same. The first officers consisted of Matthew Shoe- maker, as President; and Oliver S. Bond, as Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Shoemaker con- tinned as President for the period of 14 years, and was succeeded in 1884 by John A. Moore. January 3, 1888, Mr. Bond, who had been the Secretary and Treasurer from the start, was elected as President, with Fred. Eaton as Vice President, and E. Louis Schomburg as Treas- urer. The latter gentleman, from the first bad served as Teller. Dudley G. Saltonstall has been the Book-keeper for the past 12 years. The deposits now average about $325,000, on which interest at three per cent. per annum is paid semi-annually, in May and November each vear. The stockholders are 150 in number. The amount of dividends paid to stock- holders to this time is $170,000; the amount of interest to depositors, $95,000; and of taxes paid to the County, $25,000. The present surplus is $30,000. The Institution does no commercial business, and loans no money on personal security. From the start it has commanded in high degree the confi- dence of its depositors and of the public. The present Board of Directors is constituted as follows : Oliver S. Bond, Fred. Eaton, Milton Taylor, James Blass, Wm. H. Scott, Henry W. Bigelow and E. Louis Schomburg, of Toledo; and John Howard Lee, of Boston.

*Deceased.

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BANKS AND BANKING.

NORTIIWESTERN SAVINGS BANK.

December 14, 1868, the Northwestern Savings Depository was organized by H. S. Wałbridge, Richard Mott, James M. Comstock, Valentine Braun, E. H. Van Hoesen and A. E. Macomber. Mr. Walbridge was the President, and Mr. Van Hoesen the Secretary and Treasurer.

This institution continued until January, 1875, when it was changed to the Northwestern Savings Bank, with H. S. Walbridge, Richard Mott, Heman D. Walbridge, Conrad Huberich, A. E. Macomber and E. H. Van Hoesen as Directors; Mr. Walbridge as President, and Mr. Van Hoesen as Treasurer.

In 1877 the Bank was merged into the Toledo Savings Bank and Trust Company.

KETCHAM NATIONAL BANK.

In 1885, John B. Ketcham 2d established a private Banking Honse in Toledo, which was continued until January 1, 1888, when it was merged into the Ketcham National Bank, then organized, with a capital stock of $250,- 000. It commenced business at the Southeast corner of Madison and St. Clair Streets. The members of the Board of Directors were: G. G. Hadley, I. B. Ketcham 2d, J. H. Doyle, I. N. Reed, John Berdan, I. N. Poe, E. W. Tolerton, E. C. Shaw, W. O. Parker, E. L. Barber, and Philip Schmidt; with the follow- ing officers: President, J. B. Ketcham 2d; Cashier, S. HI. Waring; Assistant Cashier, Elbert D. Ross.

BANKING HOUSE OF SPITZER & CO.

In 1881, C. M. Spitzer, L. Weidman and J. W. Weidman, under the firm name of Spitzer, Weidman & Co., established at Toledo a business for general Banking and dealing in Municipal bonds. In 1882, the Messrs. Weidman retired, and were succeeded by A. L. Spitzer, the firm becoming Spitzer & Co., as it now continues. Its place of business is in Chamber of Commerce building, Southwest corner of Summit and Madison Streets.

KEELER, HOLCOMB & COMPANY.

May 1, 1871, Salmon II. Keeler. Horace Ilolcomb and Elijah II. Norton, all of Toledo, under the firm name of Keeler, Holcomb & Co., opened a Banking House at the corner of St. Clair and Monroe Streets, for the transaction of business common to such establishments. In September, 1886, Mr. Norton died. The house has since been continued by the other partners under the name of the original firm.

RICHARD MOTT was born on a farm in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, July 21, 1804. He is of Quaker parentage, his ancestors on both sides having been among the early American converts of George Fox, and

their descendants have loyally accepted and adhered to the same faith. His father owned a flouring tide mill on Long Island Sound, and was ruined financially by the effects of' Presi- dent Jefferson's " Embargo " policy, from which the foreign commerce of the country suffered very much. Richard attended a Quaker board- ing school, where members of the Society only were admitted, from his seventh to his tenth year, when he was set at work on the farm, plowing with a double team when but 11 years old.

In 1815 the family removed to New York City, where he was again at School for a time, without a holiday to break the uniformity of his course of study. At the age of 14 he was placed in a store as clerk, to begin the earning of a living. At 16 he taught a School, with the expectation of obtaining a Collegiate education, but found himself wanting in requisite financial means, and was compelled to return to his clerkship, where he continued to pursue his studies at night and early morning, in the hope of making up as far as possible for the disap- pointment of being unable to go to College. At 20 he became a clerk in a Bank, remaining there till he was 32 years of age. At the age of 24, he was married with Miss Elizabeth MI. Smith, a daughter of Captain Elihu Smith, for- merly of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the family being also of the Quaker faith.

In February, 1836, Mr. Mott left New York for Toledo, where he arrived March 1st, by stage. As capital for a start in business here, he brought with him the savings from his wages, which amounted to $1,000, The only money gratuity he ever received was a legacy of 825, which he devoted to the purchase of books.

At Toledo, Mr. Mott soon engaged in the Forwarding, Commission, and Grain business, which he continued without interruption until 1860. Aside from this, he dealt heavily in real estate, and had charge of large landed interests of others, including Governor

Washington Hunt and the Hicks estate.

From his first residence in Toledo, he has been prominently identified with the social, intellectual, humanitarian, material and finan- cial interests of the City. To the community in its pioncer age, he was a tower of strength, whose force was the more potent amid the tur- moil and strife resulting from an ambitious population, composed of many antagonistic national elements, because of his firm, quiet, reasoning characteristics, which he had in- herited from his Quaker aneestry and educa- tion ; and which, however, were keenly awake to the world about him.

In 1845 and 1846 he was Mayor of Toledo, acceptably filling the responsibilities of the po- sition, which at that time embraced that of Police Judge, and also President of the ('ity Council. Mr. Mott was among the carlier and

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most active Directors of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad Company, in which capacity he was able to do much toward helping that pioncer Railway from the utter disaster with which for years it was imminently threatened; and in making it an effectual lover in promoting the supremacy of Toledo, as opposed to the busi- ness rivalry of neighboring Towns.

While his mind always inclined to intel- Jectual pursuits; and while, from taste and habit, Mr. Mott was averse to active participa- tion in political and official life, his patriotism prompted him always to take an interest in what related to the welfare of his native land. Thus, from early manhood, he was in sympa- thy with some of the more distinctive principles avowed by the Democratic party, especially that of freedom of trade in international rela- tions ; and he usually acted with that organiza- tion until 1848, when his strong Anti-Slavery sentiments led him to the support of Martin Van Buren, the then " Free Soil " candidate for President, as against Lewis Cass, the nomi- nee of the Democratic party. He was promi- nently engaged in getting up the " Free Soil " Convention at Buffalo in that year, and active in its workings. At this time Mr. Mott be- came strongly impressed with the pronounced dissatisfaction which so extensively obtained among thinkers in both the Whig and Demo- cratic parties, and around him rallied as nucleus those of his fellow Townsmen who were out- growing ultra Pro-Slavery ideas, and who be- lieved that commerce being the world's greatest civilizing force, should be free. Under the courage of his convictions, his allegiance was unswervingly given from this period until 1854 to the Anti-Slavery wing of the " Free Soil " party. When what was known as the " Kansas- Nebraska policy " of the National Administra- tion had drawn more distinctly the lines be- tween Pro-Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Mr. Mott at once arrayed himself on the side of the latter, and against his will he was made the Anti-Nebraska candidate for Congress, and was elected on that issue in 1854, receiving the support of a portion of the old Whig party, and that of the Anti-Slavery Democrats. Mr. Mott was re-elected in 1856, and declined a third term in 1858. In Congress he bore a use- tul and influential part, made such in the quiet exercise of his sound judgment and careful attention to the details of business, rather than in display in debate. Though always pro- nounced in his Anti-Slavery views, and never occupying evasive positions upon political, re- formatory or other prominent issnes, which at various epochs have agitated the public mind, and although ever inclined to be ultra radical in his opinions, Mr. Mott has been endowed with the happy faculty of not antagonizing his opponents, and to his harmonious life, he, in a large measure, owes his healthy, happy old age, with intellectual powers as fully preserved

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History of the city of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Part 97

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903 Publication date: 1888 Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company Number of Pages: 1408

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company
Number of Pages: 1408