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William H. West (judge)
William Henry West (February 9, 1824 – March 14, 1911) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Attorney General from 1866 to 1868, and a member of the Supreme Court of Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court from February 1872 to 1873. His failing eyesight and powerful oration led to the title Blind Man Eloquent. Biography William H. West was born in Millsborough, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was born on the anniversary of William Henry Harrison's birthday, and was named in his honor.#fiftyfive, Biographical Notices 1862 : 109 In 1830, his parents settled on a farm in Knox County, Ohio, near Mount Vernon, Ohio, Mount Vernon. In 1840 he entered the Martinsburg, Ohio Academy. He taught and studied until entering Washington and Jefferson College, Jefferson College in Pennsylvania in 1844. He graduated second in his class of 58 in 1846.#smith, Smith 1898 : 213-214 West taught school in Kentucky until 1848, when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Dolson Cox
Jacob Dolson Cox, Jr. (October 27, 1828August 4, 1900), was a statesman, lawyer, Union Army general during the American Civil War, Republican politician from Ohio, Liberal Republican Party founder, educator, author, and recognized microbiologist. He served as president of the University of Cincinnati, the 28th governor of Ohio and as United States Secretary of the Interior. As Governor of Ohio, Cox sided for a time with President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan and was against African American suffrage in the South, though he supported it in Ohio. However, Cox increasingly expressed racist and segregationist viewpoints, advocating a separate colony for blacks to "work out their own salvation."Foner, Eric (1988). Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877, pp. 222–23. New York: Harper & Row. Seeing himself caught between Johnson and the Radical Republicans, Cox decided not to run for reelection. He stayed out of politics for a year, though both Sherman and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
