Fernando Coello Layton (April 11, 1847 – June 22, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a
U.S. representative
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from
Ohio
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for three terms from 1891 to 1897.
Early life and career
Born near St. Johns,
Auglaize County, Ohio, Layton attended the public schools and
Wittenberg College
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...
,
Springfield, Ohio
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.
He studied law.
He was
admitted to the bar in 1869 and practiced in
Wapakoneta, Ohio.
County school examiner.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Auglaize County 1875-1878.
He served as captain of Company G,
Ohio National Guard
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from 1878 to 1883.
Congress
Layton was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Fifty-second,
Fifty-third, and
Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896.
He resumed the practice of his profession in
Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Layton was elected
Common Pleas Judge in 1908.
He was reelected in 1914 and in 1920 and served until his resignation on June 9, 1926.
Death
He died in
Wapakoneta, Ohio, on June 22, 1926.
He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.
References
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1847 births
1926 deaths
People from Wapakoneta, Ohio
Wittenberg University alumni
County district attorneys in Ohio
United States Army officers
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio