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Gilbert Bettman (October 3, 1881 – July 17, 1942) was an American politician of the
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Republican party. From 1919 to 1929, he was on the faculty, and then the dean of the YMCA Law School of Cincinnati, now the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at
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. In 1932, Bettman ran for the office of
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from
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. He lost to the incumbent Democrat,
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. From January 1941 to July 1942, Bettman served as a justice of the
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List of justices of the Ohio Supreme Court Bold indicates chief judge or chief justice. The Ohio Supreme Court was created by the Ohio Constitution of 1802 with three judges, and had three or four through 1851. In 1851, the number of judges was increased to five. In 1892, the number of ju ...
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Finding Aid for Gilbert Bettman papers
Archives and Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 1881 births 1942 deaths Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court Ohio Attorneys General Ohio Republicans Harvard Law School alumni Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery Politicians from Cincinnati American military personnel of World War I United States Army officers 20th-century American judges {{Ohio-politician-stub