Elbert L. Lampson

Elbert L. Lampson

Elbert Leroy Lampson (born July 30, 1852 in Windsor , Ashtabula County , Ohio , † November 18, 1930 in Jefferson , Ohio) was an American politician . In January 1890 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Ohio.

Career

Elbert Lampson grew up on his parents' farm and attended the public schools in his home country, where he later taught as a teacher for a short time. In 1875 he graduated from the Grand River Institute . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Michigan and his admission to the bar in 1878, he began to work in Chardon in this profession. Between 1877 and 1885 he was also a district school inspector. From about 1883 he withdrew from his legal practice and devoted himself to other business interests. He worked in the newspaper business as a publisher and editor of various newspapers. He also got into the banking industry and became vice president of the Jefferson Banking Company . Later he also worked in the real estate industry, among other things.

Politically, Lampson joined the Republican Party . In June 1884 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago . Between 1886 and 1890 he sat as a member of the House of Representatives from Ohio , whose speaker he was since 1888 as the successor to John Clay Entrekin . In 1889 he was nominated by his party at the side of Joseph B. Foraker as running for governor in Ohio. While Foraker was defeated by his Democratic opponent in the election , Lampson was elected lieutenant governor. He took office on January 13, 1890. He was Deputy Governor James E. Campbell and Chairman of the State Senate . However, he could not keep this post for long. The Democrats, who had a majority in the Senate, pushed through his removal in favor of their candidate William V. Marquis . As a result, Lampson had to give up his post as lieutenant governor on January 31, 1890.

Between 1892 and 1894 Elbert Lampson was a member of the Ohio Senate. From 1895 to 1911 he held the office of Reading Clerk in the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC In 1912 he was a delegate to a constitutional convention of his state. In five presidential election campaigns, he actively supported the respective Republican candidate. He was married to Mary Louella Hurlbut, with whom he had four children. Elbert Lampson died in Jefferson on November 18, 1930.

Web links

• Elbert L. Lampson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Elbert L. Lampson at The Political Graveyard
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