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In the Eighty-first General Assembly, Mr. Fleming was Chairman of the committee on Privileges and Elections, and in the Eighty-second General Assembly, being on the minority side of the House, he held no chairmanship, but served as a member of the committees on Common Schools, Corporations, and Federal Relations.
HON. JULIUS E. FOSTER.
(Coshocton County)
The land which is now known as Coshoc- ton County was visited by many white peo- ple long before there was any settlement. Colonel Bouquet's army of Virginians, Penn- sylvanians, and British Highlanders, had camped in it and compelled the Indians to give up 162 captives in 1764. In 1780, Col- onel Brodhead had marched from Fort Pitt against the Delaware Indian town of Gosch- achgunk, where Coshocton City now stands. The county was created by the Legislature in ISII, and was given its name as a modifica- tion of the principal Indian town within its bounds, Goschachgunk, which was located at the forks of the upper Muskingum, where Coshocton stands.
Throughout its history, the county has been mostly Democratic, and the present representative in the Ohio Legislature, is of that faith.
Hon. Julius E. Foster was born at Mt. Eaton, Wayne County, Ohio, March 9th, 1867. His father, John Foster, was a native of Switzerland. The son, Julius, was educated in the public schools, and he graduated in Veterinary Science from the Ontario Veterinary College, in 1891, since which time he has practiced his profession.
In the year 1891, Mr. Foster was joined in marriage with Miss Tillie Cabut, of Mt. Eaton, Ohio. They have one son, Glenn W. Foster.
During the years 1898 to 1907, inclusive, Mr. Foster was Health Officer of Coshocton, which is the only public office he has held until in 1916, he was nominated and elected, as a Democrat, to represent Cosh- octon County in the Eighty-second General Assembly.
At the regular session of the Eighty-second General Assembly in 1917, Mr. Foster introduced House Bill No. 252, relative to the use of
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school-houses, by the general public, for meeting purposes, and the bill became a Law. His committee assignments were: Chairman of the committee on Dairy and Food Products, and a member of Fish Culture and Game, Insurance, Liquor Traffic and Temperance, and Public Health.
HON. CHARLES HOOD FOUTS.
(Morgan County)
The act of the Legislature creating Morgan County was pased on Dec. 29th, 1817, but the organization of the county was left to the fu- ture, as there were disputes to be settled with Guernsey, Washington, and Muskingum Coun- ties, growing out of the taking of parts of their territory for the formation of the new county. The town site McConnelsville, which is the county seat, was promoted by Gen. Robert McConnel, who then resided in Muskingum County. McConnel purchased the land from the Government in 1805, at $1.75 an acre.
Hon. Charles Hood Fouts, representative of Morgan County in the Eighty-second General Assembly, was born in Bristol Township, Morgan County, Ohio, April 19th, 1867. His father, Israel Fouts, was born in the same locality. The son, Charles H., received his education in the common schools of Morgan County, and at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
Mr. Fouts taught school for several years, studied Law, was ad- mitted to practice in the courts of Ohio in June, 1892, and has since been located in McConnelsville, where he has been a practicing attorney ever since. Mr. Fouts is also editor and manager of the McConnelsville Daily and Weekly Herald, and has been such since February, 1913. He has served as a member of the city council, a member of the city school board, and he was prosecuting attorney of Morgan County from 1898 to 1904.
In the year 1888, Mr. Fouts was united in marriage with Miss Ola G. Mercer, of said Bristol Township. Four children have been born of the union; a son and three daughters. The son Newell died in Au- gust, 1895. The daughters are Mrs. Allan Biggs, of Guthrie Center, Iowa; Corrine, and Lucy, who are at home.
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In the year 1916, Mr. Fouts was nominated and elected, as a Republican, to represent Morgan County in the Eighty-second General Assembly, and as a legislator, he was particularly interested in measures relating to good roads, and he was designated by the minority House leader to lead the minority on the Highway Committee of the House, in the fight against the "Bliss Highway" Bill. Representative Fouts was author of House Bill No. 136, which requires railroads to install and maintain suitable and proper water closets and toilet rooms for both men and women, in connection with the waiting-rooms of such railroads, when such waiting-rooms are so as to be accessible to water and sewerage systems in incorporated villages. He was also particularly interested in putting the quail on the song-bird list, and giving women the right to vote for presidential electors.
Mr. Fouts was a member of the following committees, namely : Cities, Codes, Courts and Procedures, and Public Highways.
HON. JOHN R. FREINER.
(Vinton County)
One of the best known members of Ohio's law-making body of the present day is the subject of this sketch. His fame is well- earned, and he will ever be known as author of the law which made two cents a mile the maximum charge for passenger rates on the railroads traversing the state of Ohio.
There had been agitation for many years in the Ohio Legislature for a "two cent fare", but it was not until Mr. Freiner, as the Rep- resentative from Vinton County in the 77th General Assembly, took the lead in the fight and finally secured passage of the bill. On this account, and without his previous knowledge, Mr. Freiner was elected an honorary member of the Traveling Men's Association, of Cin- cinnati, Ohio.
Hon. John Robert Freiner was born on à farm in Knox County, Ohio, April 21st, 1859. When he was but 6 years old, his father died, and the mother moved to Capac, Michigan, where John Robert attended the public schools until he was 17 years old. He then engaged in farm
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work, meanwhile studying telegraphy, and at the age of 21, he was employed by the Michigan Central Railway as Station Agent and Telegrapher, where he remained for 5 years.
In the year 1892, Mr. Freiner ,took up his residence in Vinton County, Ohio, where in the following year, (1893) he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Nelson. Since that time, Mr. Freiner has been engaged in the lumber business in southern Ohio and West Virginia.
Representative Freiner was successively chosen by the Republicans of Vinton County, a member of the 77th, 78th, and 79th General Assem- blies of Ohio, and again, in 1916, he was elected, as a Republican, to serve in the 82nd General Assembly, and at the regular session of that body in 1917, he served as a member of the following committees, namely : Privileges and Elections, State and Economic Betterment, and Taxation and Revenues.
HON. MAX FRIEDMAN.
(Hamilton County)
One of the youngest members of the Eighty-second General Assembly, a member of the Hamilton County delegation, is the subject of this sketch.
Hon. Max Friedman was born at Cincin- nati, Jan. Ist, 1891. His father, W. L. Fried- man, emigrated to this country in 1883. The son, Max, received his education in the public schools of Cincinnati, graduating at Hughes High School in 1908, and the University of Cincinnati in 1912. He also graduated at the Cincinnati Law School in 1914, since which time he has practiced his profession of attor- ney-at-law. Mr. Friedman is unmarried, and never held any public office until in 1916, he was nominated at the popular primary, at Cin- cinnati, and elected, as a Republican, to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives, Eighty-second General Assembly.
Representative Friedman showed an active interest in all important matters of legislation that came before the House, and was personally popular with his associates. His committee assignments wese as fol- lows: Benevolent and Penal Institutions, County Affairs, Liquor Traf- fic and Temperance, and Supplies and Expenditures.
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HON. HUGH MILTON FULLERTON.
(Highland County)
It is always a distinguished honor to rep- resent Highland County in the Ohio House of Representatives, if for no other reason, because that county was the home of Gover- nor Trimble of respected memory, and it was the birthplace of that great statesman and sol- dier, Joseph Benson Foraker. Many other distinguished men were born and nurtured in Highland County, but there is not space here to mention them.
Hon. Hugh Milton Fullerton first saw the light of day at Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, December I Ith, 1864. His father, John Fullerton, was a native of Ross County, Ohio. Hugh Fullerton was edu- cated in the public schools at Greenfield, graduating at high school, and he attended Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware, Ohio.
In his boyhood days, Mr. Fullerton was employed at farming, and for the past thirty-five years he has been a retail merchant at Greenfield, Ohio. On August 18th, 1887, he was married to Miss Carrie Irwin who was born at Greenfield, Ohio, March 23rd, 1869. They have one son, Howard Irwin Fullerton, who was born at Greenfield, Ohio, March, 28th, 1890. He grad- uated from Yale College in the year 1912 and now holds an important posi- tion in the Bond Department of the New First National Bank, Columbus, Ohio.
The father and mother of Hon. Hugh M. Fullerton were for many years active and prominent in all the public enterprises of Greenfield, and Mr. Fullerton was one of the most successful men in his com- munity and he was always respected for his honesty, integrity and high moral influence.
As a member of the 82nd General Assembly of Ohio, Hugh M. Fullerton was interested in all legislation that would tend to conserve the interests of his constituents. He was for several years a member of the Board of Education of the Greenfield School District,, and he was elected Mayor of Greenfield in the year 1915, serving in that capac- ity until late in the year 1916 when, having been elected by the Demo- cratic party to a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, he resigned the office of Mayor just prior to the convening of the legislature.
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During the regular session of the 82nd General Assembly, Mr. Ful- lerton served as a member of the following committees, namely: Ju- diciary, Public Utilities, and Taxation and Revenues, Banks and Bank- ing, and chairman of the committee on Villages.
HON. JOSEPH R. GARDNER.
(Hamilton County)
Hon. Joseph R. Gardner, one of the ten Republican members of the Hamilton County delegation, in the Eighty-second General As- sembly of Ohio, was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 16th day of April, 1879. He is the only son of Joseph Gardner, who was born at Boston, Mass., March 27th, 1840. The son, Joseph, received his early education in the public schools at Cincinnati. Later, he studied law, and was admitted to practice in June, 1907, and has been active in the prac- tice of his profession of attorney-at-law ever since. He is a member of the law firm of Gardner & Freking, located in Cincinnati.
Mr. Gardner has been politically active in the city of his residence for many years, is a Republican, and he held office as a member of the Tax Board for the city of Norwood, for six years.
In the year 1916, Mr. Gardner was nominated and elected a mem- ber of the Eighty-second General Assembly, and at the regular session of the Legislature in 1917, he was actively interested in all legislation pertaining to the interests of the public schools of Ohio, including the law granting life-certificates to teachers.
Representative Gardner served as a member of the following committees, namely : Conservation of Natural Resources, Dairy and Food Products, and Privileges and Elections.
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HON. WILLIAM FREDERIC GARVER.
(Holmes County)
Holmes County was given its name in honor of Major Holmes, a gallant young officer of the War of 1812, who was killed in the unsuccessful attack on Mackinac, under Colonel Croghan, Aug. 4th, 1814. Holmes County was formerly a part of Wayne, the third county established in the old Northwest Territory, and it was created by act of the Legislature, Jan. 20th, 1824, but was not organized until the following year.
Hon. William Frederic Garver, who rep- resents Holmes County in the Eighty-second General Assembly, was born Sept. 17, 1864, in a log cabin near Kill- buck Village, in Holmes County, Ohio. His father, William C. Garver, was born near Westminster, Maryland. The mother was a native of Bavaria, born near Mannheim.
William F. Garver was educated in the country schools and at Ohio Normal University, Ada, Ohio. He read law in the office of W. S. Hanna, Millersburg, Ohio, then attended the Law Department of Ohio State University. Mr. Garver began teaching school at the age of fif- teen, continuing until he served as principal of the Berlin Township High School. He was admitted to the Bar in 1896, and has practiced Law since that time.
In the year 1897, W. F. Garver was united in marriage with Miss Lulu Mccullough, of Benton, Ohio, and they have a daughter, Mrs. Guy Pyers, of Holmes County.
In the year 1914, Mr. Garver was nominated and elected as a Democrat, to represent Holmes County in the Eighty-first General As- sembly, and he was re-elected in 1916, a member of the Eighty-second General Assembly. Prior to this time, he had served seven years as school examiner ; a member of village council five years, and he was prosecuting attorney of Holmes County for six years.
During both his terms in the General Assembly, Representative Garver was a very active member, and he was the author of three bills, which became Laws, his first term, and four bills, which became Laws
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his second term. He also wrote nine amendments to bills, which were agreed to, by the Eighty-first General Assembly, and he also wrote many of the amendments reported by the Judiciary Committee, of which he was Chairman, in the Eighty-second General Assembly. House Bills Nos. 98, 36, 192, and 522, all of which Mr. Garver was the author, are of importance to the people at large.
Besides the high honor of the Chairmanship of the Judiciary Com- mittee in the Eighty-second General Assembly, Mr. Garver was as- signed a member of the following committees, namely: Constitutional Amendments and I. and R., Federal Relations, and Library. He was also appointed a member of the committee to recodify the election laws.
HON. CHARLES MCCLELLAN GORDON.
(Brown County)
On Dec. 27th, 1817, the Ohio Legislature passed an act which organized Brown County, portions of which came out of Hamilton, Adams, and Clermont Counties, and it was named in honor of Gen. Jacob Brown, one of the early government surveyors of Ohio lands, who distinguished himself in the War of 1812 in the Battles of Niagara Falls and Chippewa, and in the Siege of Fort Erie. There was long contention over the location of the county seat, Georgetown being finally selected, and on August Ist, 1823, the con- tract was let for the first courthouse at
Georgetown.
Brown County has been uniformly Democratic since it was organ- ized, and the present Representative of the county in the Ohio Legis- lature, is of that faith.
Hon. Charles McClellan Gordon was born at the "Home Place" near New Hope, Brown County, Ohio, March 6th, 1862. His father, Dr. George W. Gordon, of New Hope, was born at Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, and was of English and Scotch ancestry. His mother was of English and Holland ancestry, her father, John B. Stump, being one of the earliest settlers in Brown County, coming there from Virginia and settling on a farm near New Hope. This farm has been in the
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possession of the family for three generations, and has always been known as the "Home Place". It is now owned by Representative Gor- don, and his mother resides there. In the earliest history of Brown County this farm was a Baptist Mission, but traveling ministers of all denominations were welcomed by Squire Stump, and held services there while in the neighborhood.
Representative Gordon received his early education in the public schools of Brown County, then attended the Northwestern University, at Ada, Ohio, and the National Normal University of Lebanon, Ohio, where he graduated in 1888, with degrees of B. Sc. and I. S.
In the year 1895, Charles McClellan Gordon was united in mar- riage with Miss Minnie Cozad, of Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of the late Hon. George W. Cozad of West Virginia.
In 1894, Mr. Gordon was elected County Surveyor and Engineer of Brown County, and re-elected in 1897, serving two terms. He then became the Civil Engineer of the C. G .. & P. R. R., in which position he had charge of much important engineering work. He is President of the Gordon Engineering Company, at Cincinnati, where Mr. Gordon has had charge of many important contracts.
In the year 1916, Mr. Gordon was chosen to represent Brown County in the Eighty-second General Assembly, and he had no opponent, as the Republicans made no nomination. He was the author of House Bill No. 201, relating to fraudulent construction work; H. B. No. 246, relating to compensation of Court Constables, and H. B. No. 441, relat- ing to the transportation of pupils in rural school districts, when said districts have been abandoned. All of these bills became laws. Mr. Gordon was also an active supporter of H. B. No. 300, which gives to the State better public "Highways".
Mr. Gordon was appointed Chairman of the Committee appointed to view Campus Martius, at Marietta, Ohio, with a view to its purchase by the State. It was owing to the activity of the Daughters of the American Revolution, of which Mrs. Gordon is a member, and espe- cially the Marietta Chapter, that this historical site became the property of the State.
Mr. Gordon is a Mason, Odd Fellow, and a member of the Pres- byterian Church.
Representative Gordon took an active part in all legislation and he served as a member of the following committees, namely: Judiciary, Benevolent and Penal Institutions, Common Schools, Public Highways, and County Affairs.
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HON. JOHN WILLIAM GORRELL.
(Carroll County)
The Ohio Legislature during its session of 1832-3, granted authority for the formation of Carroll County. The name was given in honor of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, who was long known to fame as the last of the survivors of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the aged patriot was greatly pleased when informed of the chris- tening, which occurred about six months previous to his death. Carrollton, the county seat originally named Centerville, was laid out on Oct. 4th, 1815, exactly on the line dividing Columbiana and Stark Counties. When the county was organized in 1833, the name was changed from Centerville to Carrollton. One of the famous pioneers of this county was Daniel McCook, father of one of the two families of famous "Fighting McCooks" who contributed so many officers to the Union army in the War of the Rebellion.
Ever since the formation of the Republican party, Carroll County has uniformly adhered to that faith, and is represented by a Republican in the Eighty-second General Assembly of Ohio.
Hon. John William Gorrell was born at Middlebourne, W. Va., Sept. 5th, 1865. He attended the public schools, also Bethany College, W. Va., from which institution he graduated in 1885. Mr. Gorrell is a farmer by occupation, is married, and resides at Malvern, Carroll County, and he has served as a member of the Board of Education of the county.
In the year 1916, Mr. Gorrell was nominated and elected, as a Republican, to represent Carroll County in the Eighty-second General Assembly of Ohio, and at the regular session of that body in 1917, he served as a member of the following committees, namely: Public High- ways, and Public Parks and Works.
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HON. LEONARD JOHNSON GRAHAM.
(Muskingum County)
On January 7th, 1804, the Ohio Legislature in session at Chillicothe passed an act.creat- ing the County of Muskingum taking its ter- ritory out of Washington and Fairfield. Zanesville was named as the temporary seat of justice. The town had been established as a trading post in 1794, and it grew up around the junction of the Muskingum and Licking rivers where the Indians had for many years maintained a camp known by them as Moos-king-dom and from this the county was given its name. Zanesville was given its name in honor of Ebenezer Zane who laid out the old road known as Zane's Trace from an act of Congress passed March 17th, 1796.
Hon. Leonard J. Graham, the Representative of Muskingum County in the 82nd General Assembly of Ohio, was born near Rey- noldsburg, Franklin County, Ohio, on May 19th, 1855. He is the son of James M. and Elizabeth (Johnson) Graham. William Graham came from Belford, Ireland, to New York in 1774, and with his son George and grandson David came to Reynoldsburg, O., in 1817. They with the father of the subject of this sketch are buried at Reynolds- burg. William Graham was a revolutionary soldier.
Leonard J. Graham graduated from Reynoldsburg Academy in 1878 from Muskingum College with the degree A. B. in 1887 and received the degree A. M. in 1890, and he has ever since that time been a prominent teacher and educator, being since 1890 professor of English and in 1903-1904 acting president of Muskingum College. He is presi- dent of the First National Bank of New Concord, O., and treasurer and director of the New Concord Enterprise.
Mr. Graham was married March 22d, 1880 to Miss Eldora E. Lunn of Reynoldsburg and they have two daughters, Lena (now Mrs. W. M. Aikin) and Hazel.
In the year 1916 Mr. Graham was nominated and elected as a Republican to represent Muskingum County in the 82d General Assem- bly and at the regular session of that body in 1917 he was particularly
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interested in legislation affecting the public schools, banks and public highways. He served as a member of the House Committees on Banks and Banking, Common Schools and Fish Culture and Game.
HON. ISAAC SHERMAN GUTHERY.
(Marion County)
The pioneer settlements in Marion County were mostly in Waldo and Prospect Town- ships, where the first white settlers located, during the years between 1805 and 1814. Settlement of other portions of the county was neglected until after the War of 1812, during which period military roads for the transportation of supplies to the army operat- ing along the lakes ran through the county, and by reason of this, many of the teamsters and wagon-man became acquainted with the beautiful forests and the fine land and water within this section, and settlement was rapid from this time. Marion County was a favorite hunting ground with the Indians, especially the Wyandots and Delawares. In 1822, Eber Baker laid out the town of Marion, and gave its name in memory of General Francis Marion, of Continental Army fame. When the county was created by the Legislature in the session of 1822-3, it was given the same name. In 1824, the county commissioners ordered a brick building erected for combined school and court purposes. A court- house proper was built by the county in 1828, which, however, long since gave way to the magnificent structure now owned by the county.
Hon. Isaac Sherman Guthery, Democratic Representative of Marion County in the 82nd General Assembly of Ohio, was born at La Rue, Marion County, Ohio, Feb. 8th, 1866. His father, John D. Guthery, was a native of Pike County, Ohio, and he was a member of the 6Ist and 62nd General Assemblies of Ohio. The son, "Sherm", as he is familiarly called at home, was educated in the country district school, La Rue Union School, and at Ohio Normal University, Ada, Ohio.
In the year 1889, Mr. Guthery was united in marriage with Miss Emma Raub, of La Rue, Ohio, and they have two sons.
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Mr. Guthery is known as one of the most progressive farmers in his section, and he owns and resides upon one of the best equipped live-stock farms in central Ohio. Also, he is President of the Campbell National Bank, of La Rue, Ohio.
In the year 1912, Mr. Guthery was nominated and elected, as a Democrat, to represent Marion County in the Both General Assembly of Ohio where he served with distinction and credit to himself and his constituency. In the year 1916, he was again elected to serve in the 82nd General Assembly, and at the regular session of that body in 1917, he served as chairman of the House committee on Taxation and Revenues, and a member of the committees : Appropriations and Finance, Banks and Banking, and Rules and Legislative Procedure.
HON. LESTER C. HAKE.
(Trumbull County)
Trumbull County was proclaimed by Ter- ritorial Governor St. Clair on July 10th, 1800, and at that time, contained within its boun- daries, all the land now known as the Western Reserve. The new county was given its name in honor of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., who was at that time, Governor of Connecticut. In 1801 a log jail was provided, but the county had no courthouse of its own until 1815, court having been held first in a corn-crib, next in a log house, and later in the upper story of the new jail. Warren, the county seat, was named for one of the surveyors in Moses Cleaveland's surveying corps, which made the original survey of all the lands in the Western Reserve, and originally owned by the Con- necticut Land Company.
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