Fernando Coello Layton (April 11, 1847 – June 22, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a

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from

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for three terms from 1891 to 1897.

Early life and career

Born near St. Johns,

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, Layton attended the public schools and

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. He studied law. He was

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in 1869 and practiced in

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. County school examiner. He served as prosecuting attorney of Auglaize County 1875-1878. He served as captain of Company G,

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from 1878 to 1883.

Congress

Layton was elected as a

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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.

Later career

He resumed the practice of his profession in

. 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

, on June 22, 1926. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.

References

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