Jacob A. Kohler
Jacob Adams Kohler | |
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![]() circa 1896 | |
18th Ohio Attorney General | |
In office January 11, 1886 – January 9, 1888 | |
Preceded by | James Lawrence |
Succeeded by | David K. Watson |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Summit County district | |
In office January 7, 1884 – January 3, 1886 | |
Preceded by | John Park Alexander |
Succeeded by | Frank M. Green |
Personal details | |
Born | Reading, Pennsylvania | August 15, 1835
Died | March 15, 1916 Akron, Ohio | (aged 80)
Resting place | Glendale Cemetery, Akron |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Frances H. Coburn |
Children | two |
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Jacob Adams Kohler was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1886-1887.
Biography
Kohler was born August 15, 1835 at Reading, Pennsylvania. When he was four months old, his family moved to Franklin Township, Summit County, Ohio. He received a public education and went to Lodi Academy. In 1859, he was admitted to the bar, and served as Prosecuting Attorney of Summit County two terms.[1] His first law partner was Sidney Edgerton.[2][3] Kohler married Frances H. Coburn May 16, 1860, and had two sons.[2]
In 1883 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for the Sixty-sixth General Assembly.[1][4] In 1885 he was elected Ohio Attorney General.[5] In 1895, he was elected a Common Pleas Court Judge.[1]
He died March 15, 1916 at his Akron home.[3]
Notes
References
- Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
- Marvin, U. L. (1916). Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ....,. Vol. 37. Ohio State Bar Association. pp. 189–192.
- Lane, Samuel A. (1892). Fifty years and over of Akron and Summit County. Akron: Beacon Job Department. p. 267.
- Jacob A. Kohler at Find a Grave