The biographical annals of Ohio, 1904-1905. A handbook of the government and institutions of the state of Ohio Vol. 2, Pt. 1, Part 35

Author: Taylor, William Alexander, 1837-1912; Scobey, Frank Edgar, 1866- comp; McElroy, Burgess L., 1858- comp; Doty, Edward William, 1863- comp; Ohio. General Assembly
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: [Springfield, Ohio]
Number of Pages: 910


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Senate, 1874-1875.


Worthington, W. W.


Jefferson County.


House, 1858-1859.


Wright, George.


Hamilton County.


House, 1866.


Wright, Isaac S.


5th District.


Senate, 1854-1855.


Wright, Irvin B.


Hamilton County


House, 1878-1879.


Wright, Jabez


Geauga County.


Senate, 1823-1824.


Wright, John.


Adams County.


House, 1803.


Wright, Joseph F.


Hamilton County


House, 1858-1859.


Wright, Joseph F Wright, Mahlon.


Washington County


House, 1860-1861.


Wright, M. B ..


Franklin County.


House, 1832.


Wright, Seth S.


Licking County.


House, 1845.


Wright, Thomas


Hamilton County


House, 1854-1855.


Wright, Thomas


Summit County.


House, 1890-1891.


Wright, W'lliam A


Hocking County


House, 1882-1883.


Wydman, Byron S.


Hamilton County


House, 1886-1889, 1892-1893.


Yaple, Alfred.


Ross County.


Senate, 1856-1857.


Yarnal, Peter.


Belmont County


House, 1812,


Yates, Ballard B.


Pickaway County.


Senate, 1902-1903.


Yates, David.


Pickaway County.


House, 1880-1883.


Yates, Richard.


Licking County.


House, 1850-151.


Yeatman, Thomas H.


1st District.


Senate, 1870-1871.


Yeatman, W. M.


1st District ..


Senate, 1882-1883.


Yeoman, Samuel F


Fayette County.


House, 1833. Senate, 1868-1869, 1874-1875.


Yoe, Joshua.


. Greene County


Senate, 1834-1835.


Yontz, Jol


Licking County


House, 1835-1836.


York, Charles I. Yost, D. E.


Monroe County.


House, 1904-1905.


Yost, Joel ..


Monroe County.


House, 1845-1846.


Young, Daniel.


Montgomery County


House, 1814.


Young, Daniel. Young, Boston G.


Marion County


House, 1884-1889.


Franklin County.


House, 1884-1885.


Young, Garretson ]


Columbiana County.


House, 1870.


Young, John B.


Adams County.


House, 1834-1885.


Young, John G Young, John G


Columbiana County


House, 1813.


Columbiana County.


Senate, 1815-1816.


Young, Robert.


Miami County.


Senate, 18241825, 1831-1832.


Yoaman, S. N.


6th District.


Ottawa County


House, 1902-1905.


Gallia County.


House, 1840.


Young, Ed W.


1st District.


Senate, 1872-1873.


Start: County


THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.


339-340


Alphabetical List of Members of the General Assembly.


ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS .- Concluded


Name.


Residence.


Term of Service.


Young, S. E ..


Hancock County.


House, 1880-1881.


Young, Thomas L.


Hamilton County


House, 1866-1867.


Young, Thomas L.


1st District.


Senate, 1872-1873.


Zeigler, George M.


Crawford County.


House, 1884-1887.


Zimmerman, John


17th-28th District.


Senate, 1890-1891.


Zimmerman, Joseph.


30th District.


Senate, 1886-1889.


Zinn, Peter ..


1st District ..


Senate, 1850-1851, 1862-1863.


Zumstein, John


Hamilton County


House, 1876-1877.


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MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE Senate and House in the Seventy-Sixth General Assembly of Ohio, 1904-1905.


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THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.


The 76th General Assembly-Senate.


OFFICERS OF THE SENATE.


Name.


Position.


P. O. Address.


Warren G. Harding.


George H. Chamberlain. F. E. Srobey Malcolm Jennings. W. B. Brown. Frank G. M Cracken


Harlan Read. Charles L. Thurber. R. D. Lynch. L. S. Pardee


Lieutenat Governor and President of the Senate ...


President pro tem


Clerk.


Assistant Clerk Journal Clerk ..


Message Clerk.


Engrossing Clerk


Re ording Clerk


Enrolling Clerk.


Sergeant-at-Arms


Akron.


Bridgeport.


Cleveland.


Findlay. Portsmouth.


East Liverpoo !.


First Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms. Second Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Third Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms. Fourth Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Fifth Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms ..


Marion. Elyria. Troy. Lancaster.


Findlay. Bellefontaine.


Delaware. Columbus.


Youngstown.


A. C. Branum William Strick. Joseph Marsh C. S. Cadot ..


W. V. Blaire.


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THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.


The 76th General Assembly-Senate.


MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.


Dist.


Name.


Pol.


County.


Home P. O. Address.


Profession or Occupation.


1


Max Silberberg (2) Henry Oskamp (6) Alfred C. Cassatt.


R


Hamilton


Cincinnati.


Wholesale Cloth Mfg. Retired Merchant.


2-4


John Eugene Harding.


R


Butler.


Middletown


Manufacturer.


3


Wm. W. Chapman (2)


R


Montgomery


Dayton


Lawyer.


5-6 7


James G. Carson. .


R


Greene.


Xenia .


Minister of the Gospel


8


Allen D. Bruce ..


R


Lawrence


Ironton ..


9-14


David H. Moore


R


Athens. .


Athens


10


R


Franklin.


Columbus


Lawyer.


Pirkaway


Kingston.


Farmer.


11 12


.


Orla E. Harrison (1)


Darke


Greenville


Lawyer.


13 15-16 17-28


Norman F. Overturf (1)


R


Delaware.


Delaware.


Lawyer.


18-19


Alexander Smith .


Mineral City


Miner.


20-221


Charles C. Connell (1)


Columbiana


Lisbon.


Lawyer.


Joseph C. Heinlein (5).


R


Belmont.


Bridgeport.


Lawyer.


R. A. Pollock (3) ..


R


Stark


North Lawrence Kinsman.


Farmer.


Ashtabula.


Saybrook


Farmer.


Cuyahoga


Cleveland


Lawyer.


25


James W. Stewart


R


Cuyahoga.


Cleveland.


Lawyer.


27-29 30


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G. H. Chamberlain (1) Charles A. Judson (1). Elza Carter ..


R


Erie. .


Sandusky.


Civil Engineer.


31


Upper Sandusky


Lawyer.


32


T. M. Berry


Van Wert.


Van Wert


Farmer.


Allen .


Elida.


Banker & Grain Dir.


R


Putnam


Ottawa


Editor.


R


Lucas


Toledo


Insurance.


(1) Member of the Senate, 75th General Assembly.


(2) Member of the House, 75th General Assembly.


(3) Member of the House, 74th and 75th General Assemblies.


(4) Member of the House, 71st, 72d and Senate 75th General Assemblies.


(5) Member of the House. 70th and 71st General Assemblies.


(6) Member of the State Decennial Board of Equalization 1900-1901.


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Thomas Hugh Ricketts. Renick W. Dunlap


R R R R


Clark.


Springfield .


Merchant.


Samuel H. West .


Logan


Bellefontaine


Lawyer.


D R R


21 23 . 24-26


Thos. Kinsman (3)


R R


J. M. Shallenberger.


R R


Moses W. Harvey


Cuyahoga


Cleveland


Express Agent.


Frank P. Shumaker


R


Cuyahoga.


Chagrin Falls .. Elyria .


Commercial Traveler.


R


Lorain


Lawyer.


D D D


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Stephen D. Crites Calvin P. Godfrey (1). L. L. H. Austin.


Hamilton


Cincinnati.


R


Hamilton


Cincinnati.


Lawyer.


Gordon F. Lauman


R


Scioto ..


Lucasville, RFD 1


Farmer.


Newspaper Publisher. Banker.


Oran F. Hypes (2).


Lewis B. Houck ..


Knox.


Mt. Vernon


Lawyer.


Tuscarawas


Merchant.


Trumbull


W. S. Harris (4).


Wyandot.


1


Q


DAYTON


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ASSISTANT CLERKS OF SENATE.


1. MALCOLM JENNINGS, Asst. Clerk 4. J. M. JOHNSON, Index Clerk.


2. FRANK G. McCRACKEN, Message Clerk.


5. W. B. BROWN Journal Clerk, Sen- ate.


3. HARLAN READ, Engrossing Clerk.


6. CHAS. L. THUBER, Recording Clerk.


7. RICHARD LYNCH, Enrolling Clerk.


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ASSISTANT SERGEANTS-AT-ARMS, SENATE.


1. A. C. BRANUM, 1st Asst. Sergeant- at-Arms.


2. WM. STICK, 2d Asst. Sergeant-at- Arms.


3. C. S. CADOT, 3d. Asst. Sergeant- at-Arms.


4. JOSEPH MARSH, 4th Asst. Ser- geant-at-Arms.


5. W. V. BLAKE, 5th Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms.


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NINE PAGES, SENATE.


1. JOHN WEATHERWAX.


2. FRANK W. OTIS.


3. CHAS. R. GRESS.


4. THOMAS F. HART.


5. BRUCE BASLER.


6. ORA BALDINGER.


7. MORRIS G. HENTHORN.


S. IRA McBRIDE.


9. ROLAND TEEGARDER.


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THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.


The 76th General Assembly-House of Representatives.


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OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Name.


Position.


P. O. Adrress.


George T. Thomas


Speaker ..


Hollis C. Johnston.


Speaker pro tem.


E. W. Doty.


Clerk ..


John P. Maynard.


Assistant Clerk.


Washington C. H.


C. L. Williams.


Journal Clerk ...


Steubenville. Blanchester.


Charles R. Doll J. C. Riley . .


Engrossing Clerk Enrolling Clerk .


Chillicothe. Proctorville.


Katheryn Oren.


Recording Clerk.


Columbus. Cedarville.


Andrew Jackson .. Frank Newcomer


First Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.


H. H. Redkey.


Second Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.


Fred Blankner


Third Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.


Norwalk. Gallipolis . Cleveland


E. W. Hughes


Message Clerk.


Sergeant-at-Arms.


Toledo. Hillsboro. Columbus


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THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.


The 76th General Assembly-House of Representatives.


MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


County.


Name.


Pol.


:Home P.O.Address


Profession or Occupation.


Adams-Pike


J. W. Guthrie (2).


Manchester


Physician


Allen ..


John W. Manges (2)


D


Beaverdam


Ashland-Holmes Ashtabula


David Eley ...


D R R


Jeromeville, R. D. 2. Jefferson


Athens.


A. J. Crawford.


Glouster. .


Auglaize Belmont


B. A. Fledderjohann (2). P. B. Worthington (2) .. Young Stephenson .


D R


Barnesville


Brown Butler.


Isaac E. Huffman (2).


D


Oxford.


Lawyer.


Carroll-Harrison. Champaign


Thomas H. Watson .. Sherman Thompson


R


Urbana


Clark .


Earle Stewart.


R


Springfield. Bethel. .


Lawyer. Lawyer.


Clermont Clinton.


Chas. A. Brannock (2) A. E. Macr


P


! wilmington Moultrie.


Music Publisher.


Columbiana


D. W. C.ist ( Elijah W. Hill.


n R


East Liverpool.


Real estate. Dist. Agt. N. U. M. Life Ins.


Coshocton Crawford.


Frank Miller ..


Crestline.


Lawyer. Co.


Henry Chisholm.


Cleveland.


Manufacturer Lawyer.


Benjamin- J. Sawyer Oscar Tyler


R R


Berea. .


Merchant.


Cuyahoga


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Darke.


A. H. Judy


Greenville


Farmer.


Wm. A. Kehnast


D


Defiance


Hardware merchant.


Arthur H. Jones (2)


Delaware.


Farmer.


C. M. Ray.


Fairfield


Fayette-Madison


J. M. Steward J. Madison Willis (2) Hiram S. Bronson ..


R


Columbus.


Lawyer.


Carl L. Braun .


Columbus Columbus


Westerville


Delta


R


Gallipolis


Merchant. Lawyer.


Xenia


Lawyer. Law student.


Cambridge


Cincinnati


U. S. Court crier.


Cincinnati


Nurseryman. Mfg. & Dealer lime & cem't.


Cincinnati Cincinnati


Lawyer. Carpenter.


Cincinnati Cincinnati


Mgr. So. Ohio, the Bankers.


Harrison


[Surety Co.


Cincinnati Findlay. Kenton.


Lawyer. Lawyer. Physician.


Farmer.


D R


New Bavaria New Vienna


Teacher. Farmer.


Lawyer.


Lawyer.


Farmer.


Yorkville.


Mt. Vernon


Ironton.


Madison


Etna. Bellefontaine.


Physician. Lawyer.


Elyria


Merchant. Screw maker.


Tole lo


Toledo


Toledo.


Sylvania


Youngstown


Youngstown


Marion . Medina


Trav. salesman, farmer and


Middleport


Lawyer. [ teacher.


Meigs. Mercer.


W. J. Williams (2) R. C. Huey .. John H. Criswell Bert Fisher (2) Francis C. Russell. (3) Jasper J. Mclaughlin' D


R R D R R


Rockford. -


Farmer.


1


Hancock Hardin


Harrison


Henry. Highland. Hocking-Vinton. Huron. Jackson Jefferson Knox


Lawrence


Lake


Homer N. Kimball (2)


Licking


Logan.


Lorain


Lucas


Charles Farner Louis H. Paine Geo. A. Bassett. John C. Jones (2) .. See Fayette County.


Madison Mahoning


Marion Medina


George T. Thomas (1) Gomer C. Evans (2) Avery C. Jones S. G. Dowds Carmi A. Thompson


R


Logan. . Norwalk Rocky Hill


Farmer and dealer in hay & Wholesale grocer. [grain


Lawyer. Supt. of schools.


Chas. D. Watkins. Dow Aikin.


Robert B. Lersch


R R R R R R R R R R R R R .


Cincinnati


Manufacturer.


Hamilton


Geo. W. Hays (2). Dwight R. Herrick (2) .. Edgar L. Kennedy Charles M. Myers (2) G. F. Osler .. Demas P. Rowland (2) .. Wm. W. Smith, Jr. (2) .. James M. Sprague. Dudley P. Wayne (2) Charles F. Williams (2). M. M. Carrothers


R R R R R R R R R


Cincinnati


Lawyer.


R R R R R


West Park


Butcher.


C. J. Manix


Cleveland .


Oil Manufacturer.


Defiance. Delaware-Morrow.' Erie


R R D R


Huron . Ashville, R. F. D. 2 . Bloomingburg.


Farmer.


Druggist.


Franklin -


Richard R. Reynolds.


Carpenter. Physician, College Prof.


Fulton Gallia Geauga-Lake Greene ..


.Guernsey


Wm. Curtis Whitney Franklin Briggs .. Hollis C. Johnston (2),. See Lake County. George Little. Freeman T. Eagleson


R


Cleveland .


R


Cleveland.


R.


Cleveland .


Lawyer.


Francis W. Treadway John G. Fischer.


R D R


R


Cleveland . Collin wood


Locomotive engineer ..


C. F. Lane. John Reich.


R Cleveland .


Newspaper publisher.


L. Q. Rawson H. T. Eubanks.


D


Georgetown


Farmer and Ins. Agt. Farmer. Farmer. Physician. Sec'y Ft. Wayne & S. Ry. Merchant. Physician.


R


Minerva Contractor, Hdw. Merchant Farmer.


R


M. A. McConnell


Coshocton


Lawyer. Barber. .


R R D


Lawyer. Farmer.


R R R R


J. B. Pumphrey. .. See Carroll County. D. D. Spangler .. W. H. Burnett. Frederick I. Bright.


Lawyer. Lawyer. Lawyer.


Lawyer. Lawyer. Physician


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B. W. Baldwin


New Knoxville


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THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.


The 76th General Assembly-House of Representatives.


MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Concluded.


County.


Name.


Pol.


Home P.O. Address


Profession or Occupation.


Miami


W. I. Tenney (2)


D


Troy Woodsfield


Farmer. Lawyer. Lawyer.


Montgomery .


Carl F. Shuler.


Miamisburg.


Lawyer.


Morgan-Noble


Errett LeFever (3)


R


Mountville


Physician.


Morrow


See Delaware County James M. Carr (2)


R


Frazeysburg.


School superintendent.


Ottawa


Charles I. York (2)


Port Clinton


Lawyer.


Paulding.


F. F. DeMuth. .


Cecil


Physician.


Perry . Pickaway


Tom. D. Binkley (2) J. E. Miller.


D


Darbyville.


Physician.


Pike.


See Adams County. Wm. H. Crafts (1)


R R


Laiva .


Putnam


0. 3. O'Donue !! (2)


R


Lexington Higby


Fremont


Pension and Patent Att'y and Att'y-at-law.


Scioto.


Chandler J. Moulton (2)


Lucasville


Merchant.


Seneca.


Roscoe Carle (2).


Fostoria


Editor.


Shelby


Cliff E. McGinnis


Sidney .


Lawyer.


Stark.


Frank A. Hoiles.


Alliance


Editor and Publisher.


Summit


William Buchtel (2) Edwin B. Harper


Clinton,


Physician.


Trumbull ..


Warren Thomas


Warren


Lawyer.


Tuscarawas


P. M. Wagner.


R


Marysville


Lawyer.


Van Wert


J. S. Stuckey.


R


Van Wert.


Farmer.


Vinton.


See Hocking County.


Warren.


William Z. Roll (2)


Lebanon


Lawyer.


Washington


Harvey E. Smith ..


Marietta


Oil operator.


Wayne


Edwin S. Wertz. Orrin H. Nihart. (2).


Edon


Physician.


Wood


Franklin P. Riegle (3)


Bowling Green.


Lawyer.


Wyandot


C. F. Smith.


Upper Sandusky


Insurance agent.


(1) Member of the House of Representatives, 74th and 75th General Assemblies.


(2) Member of the House of Representatives, 75th General Assembly. (3) Member of the House of Representatives, 74th General Assembly.


RECAPITULATION.


Senators-Republicans 29


Representatives-Republicans. 88


Democrats. 4


Democrats 22


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Monroe


Allen C. McDonald (2)


R R R


Dayton.


Lawyer.


Muskingum Noble ..


See Morgan County.


D R R


New Lexington


Lawyer.


Portage. Preble


M. K. Honsel (2)


Mantua


Banker and wool dealer.


Richland


Wm. W. Cockley


Ross ..


James C. Foster (2)


R


vousmeyman lanor. Farmer and banker. Farmer.


Sandusky


John J. Lehmann.


D


R D


D R


Canton


Lawyer.


R


Akron.


Banker.


R R R


Canal Dover


Physician and surgeon.


Union .


R. L. Woodburn


R R D


Dalton


Lumberman.


Williams


James A. Welker


R


Dayton ..


William G. Frizell


D, E. Yost. .


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TWENTY-SEVENTH-TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICTS.


Composed of the Counties of Medina, Lorain, Ashland and Richland.


GEORGE H. CHAMBERLAIN, OF ELYRIA.


President Pro Tem.


The nomination by the Republicans of the Twenty-seventh-Twenty-ninth Senatorial district of Hon. George H. Chamberlain, of Elyria, was received with enthusiasm in every section of the district where Mr. Chamberlain is universally recognized as an able lawyer and a man of high character and attainments. He was born on a farm in Lorain County, June 21, 1862, receiving his early edu- cation in the district schools. At the age of 17 young Chamberlain went to Oberlin to pursue his studies, teaching school winters to pay his way. In the fall of 1884 he entered the law office of E. G. Johnson, Elyria, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar of Ohio in June, 1887. Since that time, with the exception of six years, from 1889 to 1895, when he lived in Milwaukee, Wis., he has prac- ticed law in Elyria.


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Mr. Chamberlain descended from good Vermont and York state stock, and early in life became interested in all political and patriotic events. He has always been a staunch Republican in politics. When it came to the election in a district nominally Republican by 3,000 votes, he received a majority of 3,800.


Mr. Chamberlain was married in June, 1883, to Etta K. Mynderse, and has seven children, four boys and three girls. He is prominently identified with the business and social life of his home city, and is a member of the board of education of Elyria. He was nominated by acclamation for his second term, and on the organization of the 76th General Assembly was elected President pro tem . of the Senate, receiving the unanimous vote of both Republicans and Democrats.


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HON. F. E. SCOBEY.


Clerk of the Senate.


Hon. Frank Edgar Scobey, Clerk of the Senate, was born at Alcony, Miami County, Ohio, February 27, 1866. He attended the common schools in the neighborhood of his home and at Troy in' which city he later engaged in the oil business. He was elected Sheriff of Miami County in 1897 and re-elected in 1899.


In 1889 Mr. Scobey was married to Miss Mary Barringer, of Covington, Miami County, who died in 1905.


Mr. Scobey has always taken an active part in political campaigns, has . served as a member and chairman of his county committee and as a member of the Republican State Executive Committee. As a fraternity man Mr. Scobey holds membership with the Masonic, I. O. O. F., K. of P., and B. P. O. E. bodies.


He was elected Clerk of the Senate in January, 1902, and re-elected in January, 1904.


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LIONEL S. PARDEE, OF AKRON, OHIO. Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate.


Lionel S. Pardee was born in Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, August 28, 1865. He received his earlier education in the public schools at Akron, where he has resided for the last thirty years; attended Buchtel College; graduated at the Cincinnati Law School in 1892; has practiced law at Akron ever since.


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Mr. Pardee was Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate of the 74th General Assem- bly, Recording Clerk of the 75th and Sergeant-at-Arms of the 76th. He has never held any other office. His early business experience was in the express business, holding all positions from an office boy to an agency. His grand- father, Aaron Pardee, was a member of the Senate in 1852. His father was a page at that time.


Mr. Pardee is quite well known as a lawyer, having been connected with many important cases.


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TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. Composed of the County of Lucas.


L. L. H. AUSTIN, OF TOLEDO.


L. L. H. Austin, the Republican Senator from the Thirty-fourth District, was born February, 1856, at Dresden, Ohio. His earlier education was received in the country and village schools; attended Harcourt Academy and Kenyon College. Mr. Austin spent several years teaching; was for some time in the West, assisting in the opening of Oklahoma and in managing a newspaper. Senator Austin was the author of several important bills. He is now in the Insurance business in Toiedo.


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THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT.


Composed of the Counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Mercer, Paulding, Van Wert and Williams.


THOMAS M. BERRY, OF VAN WERT.


Thomas M. Berry, the junior member from the 32d Senatorial District of Ohio, was born July 29, 1859, on the homestead farm which he now owns in Jennings township, Van Wert County, Ohio. He resided almost continuously for thirty-eight years on this farm. He obtained his education in the common schools of this township. Mr. Berry was honored by the citizens of his town- ship by election to positions of trust. He was a member of the school board for many years and township clerk for five years. He was elected on the Demo- cratic ticket in 1896 to the office of County Auditor in his county by a majority of 23 votes; was re-elected in 1899 by a majority of 264 votes. Mr. Berry was nominated for State Senator at Wapakoneta, Ohio, on April 28, 1903, after a two days' convention on the 92d ballot and was elected without opposition.


Senator Berry was united in marriage in 1880 to Miss Minnie L. Wolford, of Allen County, this union has been blessed with thirteen children, twelve of whom are living, ten girls and two boys.


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EIGHTH DISTRICT.


Composed of the Counties of Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs and Vinton.


ALLEN D. BRUCE, OF IRONTON.


Allen D. Bruce, Republican, was born on a farm near Deering, Lawrence County, Ohio, July 2, 1860; he grew up under the discipline of farm work and farm life, attending school in the winter seasons, until he was eighteen years of age, at which time he began teaching; he supplemented his common school education with attendance upon select schools in the county and with work in the National Normal school at Lebanon.


In 1892 Mr. Bruce was elected recorder of Lawrence county and held the office two terms; upon retiring from this office he took a position with the Register Publishing Company and has since purchased a controlling share in the company. He was appointed a member of the county board of school examiners in 1900 and is now president of the board; he has always taken a vital interest in educational and moral work; has been an active and efficient temperance advocate; has always been an active Republican and a strong advocate . of thorough organization.


In 1881 he was married to Miss Bertha Stiles. They have five children.


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Composed of the Counties of Greene, Cilton, Fayette, Highland and Ross.


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JAMES GILLESPY CARSON.


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Rev. James Gillespy Carson, D. D., was born near Marysville, Blount County, Tenn., February 11, 1833. His parents were Rev. David Carson, originally from Franklin County, Penn., and Jane W. Gillespy, of Blount County, Tenn. His father having been elected Professor of Church History and Hermeneutics in the Associate Presbyterian Theological Seminary then located at Canonsburg, Washington County, Penn., removed to that place in 1834, where the subject of this sketch was brought up and educated in the common schools, Jefferson College and ine Associate Preshvierist. Theological pary. He graduated at Jefferson College August 7, 1849, in a class of fifty-four members, after which he taught for three years, first in a common school for nine months in Allegheny County, Pa., then in a select classical school in New Brighton, Pa., during the summer of 1850, and afterwards in a classical Academy at Hookstown, Beaver County, Pa., from November, 1850, until April; 1852. He entered the Seminary at Canonsburg (now the United Presbyterian Sem- inary of Xenia, Ohio), where he was graduated March, 1855. He was licensed to preach the gospel by the Presbytery of Chartiers of the Associate Presbyterian (now the United Presbyterian) Church of North America. June 22, 1855, and was settled as pastor of the congregation of South Buffalo (now Claysville), Washington County, Pa., October, 1856, when he removed to the United Pres- byterian congregation of Canonsburg (now Greenside Avenue), Pa., where he remained until November, 1869, when he accepted a call from the Second United Presbyterian congregation of Xenia, Ohio, in which he was installed December 1, 1869, and of which congregation he remained as pastor until September 1, 1902. In 1873 he was elected Professor of Homiletics and Pas- toral Theology in the United Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Xenia, which office he continued to fill in connection with his pastoral charge until 1888, when finding the double burden too heavy to bear he resigned and gave his whole time to his pastorate. In 1875 he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from the United Presbyterian College of Monmouth, Ill.


He was married to Mary Houston Clarkson, daughter of Rev. Thomas B. Clarksou, of Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., October 1, 1856, who died March 21, 1894. He was selected State Senator from the Fifth-Sixth District, November, 1903.


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THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT.


Composed of the Counties of Seneca, Crawford and Wyandot.


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SENATOR CARTER.


Hon. Elza Carter, Democrat, of the Thirty-first Senatorial District, is a native of Wyandot County, Ohio, was educated in the sub-district schools, the Upper Sandusky public schools and Baldwin University. He began his official career as township clerk, and held the office for four years. Mr. Carter removed from Tymochtee township to Upper Sandusky in 1881, and was admitted to the bar the same year; soon thereafter he acquired a large practice, which he has since retained, and is now a member of the law firm of "Carter & Goodrich." In addition to his work in his chosen profession, he is interested in agriculture . and stock raising.


Mr. Carter was a member of the Wyandot County board of school examiners for six years; at present he is president of the Upper Sandusky school board, and for six years has been a member thereof.


He was elected prosecuting attorney of Wyandot County in 1892, and again in 1895. He has always been a Democrat, and without opposition was elected to the Senate in November, 1903. In his profession, as well as in politics, he is well and favorably known throughout his district. He believes the Legis- lature should be untrammeled in the exercise of its functions.


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FIRST DISTRICT.


Composed of Hamilton County.


ALFRED C. CASSATT, OF CINCINNATI.


Alfred C. Cassatt, a member of the Senate from Hamilton County, was born at Eaton, Ohio, on January 16, 1872. He is the son of a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. J. W. Cassatt. He was educated in the com- mon schools and at the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. In 1892, he commenced the study of law with Hon. Thomas McDougall. of Cincinnati, Ohio. After his admission to the bar, he was associated with Mr. McDougall up to the time of the death of the latter in July, 1899. After Mr. McDougall's death, Mr. Cassatt retained his offices and organized the firm of Ernst, Cassatt & McDougall, the other members of the firm being R. P. Ernst and Mr. Taylor McDougall. Mr. Cassatt resides in Cincinnati, at the Queen City Club.


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THIRD DISTRICT.


- Composed of the Counties of Montgomery and Preble.


WILLIAM W. CHAPMAN, OF DAYTON.


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William W. Chapman, the son of John K. and Mary E. Chapman, was born near Dayton, September 28, 1874. After his High School education he prepared himself for the study of law. Was admitted to the bar in 1897 and entered upon the active practice of his profession in Dayton. under the firm name of Chapman & Snyder. Served as member of the State Decennial Board of Equalization from 1900 to 1901. Was also member of the House of Represen- tatives of the 75th General Assembly. Married July 3, 1900, to Miss Ellinor Clara Musselman, daughter of the late U. S. Consul to Breslau, Germany. Sen- ator Chapman died July 8, 1904, at his home in Dayton, Ohio.




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