Stephen S. Harding

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Stephen S. Harding

Stephen Selwyn Harding (born February 28, 1808 in Palmyra , Wayne County , New York , † February 12, 1891 in Milan , Indiana ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Liberal Party ) and an ardent abolitionist .

Early years

Harding was the eldest son of David and Abigail Harding. In 1820 his family moved to Ripley County , Indiana. He studied law at William R. Morris's law firm in Brookville , where he was admitted to the bar on March 17, 1828. He then opened his own law firm in Richmond , which remained open for six months until he opened one in Versailles . He married Avoline Sprout on October 31, 1830. The couple had ten children together.

Political career

He opted for a political career in 1842 when he ran unsuccessfully for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Four years later, he was unsuccessful in an attempt to run for governor of Indiana. Some time after the Civil War broke out, President Abraham Lincoln made him governor of the Utah Territory in 1862 . Shortly after he took office, he put a blank amnesty for all Morrisites from which the following Morrisitenkrieg were convicted. He also tried to calm the Mormon community at first, but was soon criticized by church leaders for the persistence of polygamy. This resulted in a successful petition for his removal from office in 1863.

Another résumé

He was then appointed US Consul in Valparaíso , Chile , but for personal reasons decided to take the post of Chief Justice at the Colorado Supreme Court . In 1865 he was removed from the post for alleged incompetence and immorality.

He died in Milan in 1891, where he was also buried in the Old Milan Cemetery .

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SURNAME Harding, Stephen S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harding, Stephen Selwyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Palmyra , New York
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1891
Place of death Milan , Indiana