Chauncey N. Olds
Chauncey N. Olds was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General 1865.
Chauncey N. Olds | |
|---|---|
| 8th Ohio Attorney General | |
| In office February 20, 1865 – January 8, 1866 | |
| Governor | John Brough Charles Anderson |
| Preceded by | William P. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | William H. West |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Pickaway County district | |
| In office December 4, 1848 – December 2, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Huston |
| Succeeded by | M. L. Clark |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Ross & Pickaway Counties district | |
| In office December 3, 1849 – December 1, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | Joseph H. Geiger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1816 Marlboro, Vermont |
| Died | February 11, 1890 (aged 74) Columbus, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Relations | brother Edson B. Olds |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
Biography
Chauncey Olds was born February 2, 1816 at Marlboro, Vermont, brother of Edson B. Olds.[1] He was moved to Cuyahoga County, Ohio at age four. In 1830, the family moved to Circleville, Pickaway County.[2] He began studies at Ohio University that autumn, but quit after three years due to illness. He entered Miami University in 1834, graduated in 1836, and soon became a professor there. He resigned in 1840, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1842 in Circleville.[2] He practiced in that town until 1856, and represented the county in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 47th General Assembly, 1848–1849,[3] and the Ohio State Senate 1849-1850,[4] elected as a Whig.[5] In 1856 he moved to Columbus, Ohio, and ran for Ohio Attorney General in the 1862 election,[2] but lost.[6]
In 1865, Attorney General William P. Richardson resigned, and Olds was appointed by Governor Brough,[7] February 20, 1865.[8] He was not nominated for the 1865 election. He was a trustee of Miami University for twenty five years.[5] He was prominent in the Presbyterian church.[1][5] For the last seventeen years of his life he represented the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway in Franklin County.[5] He died February 11, 1890 at his home in Columbus.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history ... Vol. 4. New York: James T. White and Company. 1893. p. 122.
- ^ a b c Smith 1898 Volume I : 152
- ^ Ohio 1917 : 280
- ^ Ohio 1917 : 235
- ^ a b c d e Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ... Vol. 11. Ohio State Bar Association. 1890. pp. 282–287.
- ^ 1862 election Democrat Lyman R. Critchfield 183,232 Olds 178,855 from Smith 1898 Volume I : 150
- ^ Smith 1898 Volume I : 198
- ^ Wikoff, Allen T. (1875). Annual report of the secretary of state to the Governor of the state of Ohio for the year 1874. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. p. 13.
References
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
- Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.