Nial R. Hysell

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Nial R. Hysell
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
January 6, 1890 – January 3, 1892
Preceded byElbert L. Lampson
Succeeded byLewis C. Laylin
Personal details
Born(1854-10-10)October 10, 1854
Pomeroy, Ohio, US
DiedOctober 21, 1921(1921-10-21) (aged 67)
Meigs County, Ohio, US
Resting placeBradford Cemetery, Bradford, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnalda R. Dining

Nial R. Hysell (10 October 1854 – 21 October 1921) was a politician from the U.S. State of Ohio who served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1890 to 1892.

Biography[edit]

Hysell was born October 10, 1854, at Pomeroy, Ohio. After a few months of school he began working in a coal mine as a boy. He studied in his leisure hours, and acquired some education. He worked as a coal miner until 1884.[1] In 1884, Hysell was elected vice-president of the miner's organization, serving for three years. He then was president of the state trade assembly for three years.[1] He represented Perry County in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1888 to 1892 as a Democrat,[2] and was Speaker of the House 1890 to 1892.[3] He then read law and was admitted to the bar in 1893.[1] He was elected to the Ohio State Senate for the tenth district, Franklin & Pickaway counties, from 1896 to 1898[4] after moving to Columbus.

Personal[edit]

Hysell married Analda R. Dining in 1875.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Mercer & Vallandigham, p. 94.
  2. ^ Ohio 1917, p. 298.
  3. ^ Ohio 1917, p. 299.
  4. ^ Ohio 1917, p. 249.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Mercer, James K; Vallandigham, C N (1896). Representative men of Ohio, 1896-97. Columbus: Mercer and Vallandigham. p. 94.
  • Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.