Lyman R. Critchfield

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Lyman R. Critchfield

Lyman Reuben Critchfield (born May 22, 1831 in Danville , Ohio , † November 28, 1917 in Millersburg , Ohio) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ). He was Attorney General of Ohio from 1863 to 1865 .

Career

Lyman Reuben Critchfield, son of Nancy Caroline Hardesty (1809-1884) and Reuben Troutman Critchfield (1805-1897), was born in Knox County about six years before the economic crisis of 1837 . The Critchfield family then moved to Millersburg, Holmes County in 1834 . There he attended public schools and then graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware ( Delaware County ). He then studied law and began practicing in Millersburg in 1853 after receiving his license to practice law. In 1859, Critchfield was elected prosecuting attorney in Holmes County and re-elected in 1861. After his election as Attorney General of Ohio, he resigned from his post as prosecutor in 1862.

The Democratic Party nominated him in 1862 for the post of Attorney General of Ohio. In the election he defeated the Republican Chauncey N. Olds . In 1864 he ran again for the post of Attorney General. This time Republican William P. Richardson emerged victorious in the election. In the 1868 congressional election in Ohio's 14th  congressional electoral district, Critchfield suffered a defeat to Republican Martin Welker .

In 1887 he was nominated for the post of judge on the Supreme Court of Ohio . But he lost the election to Republican William T. Spear . In 1888 he tried again for a judge's office on the Supreme Court, but lost the election to Republican Joseph Perry Bradbury .

Lyman Reuben Critchfield married on October 2, 1854 Adelaide Margaret Shaffer (1834–1895), daughter of Margaret McClure (1815–1868) and Moses Shaffer (1806–1889). The couple had seven children: Edith C. (1857–1910), Grace L. (1859–1936), Henry Hardesty (1861–1904), Mary Ettie (1863–1929), Adelaide F. (1865–1889), Blanche (1866–1916) and Ellen Chapman (1870–1908). He was a Freemason and a member of the Methodist Church . In his later years he lived in Wooster ( Wayne County ). Adelaide was killed in a fire in 1895 , while Lyman died at his desk in Millersburg in 1917.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nancy Caroline Hardesty Critchfield in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Reuben Troutman Critchfield in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. ^ A b Thomas Edward Powell: The Democratic Party of the State of Ohio , Volume 2, Ohio Publishing Company, 1913, pp. 124f
  4. ^ A b Joseph Patterson Smith: History of the Republican Party in Ohio , Volume 1, Lewis Publishing Company, 1898, pp. 150, 188, 259, 541, and 566
  5. ^ Adelaide Margaret Shaffer Critchfield in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Edith C. Critchfield Cortright in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Edith C. Critchfield Cortright in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. ^ Henry Hardesty Critchfield in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  9. ^ Mary Ettie Critchfield Palmer in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  10. ^ Adelaide F. "Addie" Critchfield in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  11. ^ Blanche Critchfield Gray in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ Ellen Chapman Critchfield Hamilton in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  13. ^ Critchfield Family Tree
  14. ^ Charles Burleigh Galbreath: History of Ohio , Volume 3, American Historical Society, Incorporated, 1925, p. 202

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personal data
SURNAME Critchfield, Lyman R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Critchfield, Lyman Reuben (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH Danville , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1917
Place of death Millersburg , Ohio