Oviatt Cole was an American politician in Ohio. A Republican, he was

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1863–1864. When Ohio State Auditor Robert Walker Tayler, Sr. resigned in 1863 to take another position, Oviatt Cole of

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was appointed by

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to fill the office. At the Republican State Convention later in 1863, Cole lost on the first ballot to James H. Godman for the nomination for Auditor. While living in

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, Cole was Recorder of Medina County, Ohio from 1836–1842. Medina County 1881 : 240

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