Hord read law at his father's office. At age twenty, Hord moved to Greensburg, Indiana, where he formed a legal partnership with Colonel James Gavin. Hord and Gavin (with assistance from Judge Cortez Ewing after Gavin went off to serve in the Civil War) wrote "Gavin & Hord's Statutes", a text that compiled and revised various state statutes and was influential in Indiana law.[1][3]
Hord married twice, first to a "Miss Green" of Kentucky, and then to Mary Josephine Perkins (daughter of Samuel E. Perkins, Indiana Supreme Court justice and Hord's law partner). Their son, Henry Ewing Hord (1865–1907), was a Yale University graduate and a lawyer.[3][4]
Hord was part of the association that organized the construction of the Thomas A. Hendricks Monument in Indianapolis following Hendricks's death in 1885.[5]
Hord died in 1888. Benjamin Harrison (then U.S. Senator from Indiana, later U.S. President) was one of many prominent Indiana political figures who eulogized Hord.[1][3]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefMonks, Leander John (1916). Courts and lawyers of Indiana. Indianapolis: Federal Publishing Company.
^"Attorneys General of Indiana". Indiana State Library.
^ abcdefgHord, Arnold Harris (1898). Genealogy of the Hord family. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company.
^"Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Academical Year ending in June, 19O7, including the Record of a Few Who Died Previously, hitherto Unreported" (PDF). Yale University.
^Unveiling the Hendricks Monument. Indianapolis: Carlon & Hollenbeck. 1891. p. 7.
oscar, hord, august, 1829, january, 1888, american, politician, lawyer, served, sixth, indiana, attorney, general, from, november, 1862, november, 1864, indiana, attorney, generalin, office, november, 1862, november, 1864governoroliver, mortonpreceded, byjohn,. Oscar B Hord August 31 1829 January 15 1888 was an American politician and lawyer who served as the sixth Indiana Attorney General from November 3 1862 to November 3 1864 1 2 Oscar B Hord6th Indiana Attorney GeneralIn office November 3 1862 November 3 1864GovernorOliver P MortonPreceded byJohn F KibbeySucceeded byDelano E WilliamsonBiography editHord was born in 1829 in Maysville Kentucky He was the son of Francis Triplett and Elizabeth Scott nee Moss Hord Francis T Hord Sr born in Mason County Kentucky was a prominent lawyer a government surveyor of the lands of the Upper Mississippi River a Kentucky Circuit Court judge a director of the Bank of Northern Kentucky in Maysville and a staunch supporter of the Union during the Civil War Elizabeth Scott Hord was originally from King George County Virginia descended from an influential family originally from York County Oscar Hord s brother Francis T Hord Jr also served as Indiana Attorney General from 1882 1886 1 3 Hord read law at his father s office At age twenty Hord moved to Greensburg Indiana where he formed a legal partnership with Colonel James Gavin Hord and Gavin with assistance from Judge Cortez Ewing after Gavin went off to serve in the Civil War wrote Gavin amp Hord s Statutes a text that compiled and revised various state statutes and was influential in Indiana law 1 3 In 1852 Hord a Democrat was elected prosecuting attorney of Decatur County In 1862 he was elected Indiana Attorney General serving under Republican Governor Oliver P Morton Hord retired from the position in 1864 1 3 After his time as Attorney General Hord returned to practicing law forming a firm in Indianapolis in partnership with Thomas A Hendricks U S Senator from Indiana and later Governor of Indiana then U S Vice President under Grover Cleveland and Samuel E Perkins Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Later Abram W Hendricks Indiana General Assembly member and cousin of Thomas A Hendricks and Conrad Baker Governor of Indiana joined the firm This firm evolved into the modern firm of Baker amp Daniels 1 3 Hord was a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention in St Louis Missouri and the 1884 Democratic National Convention in Chicago Illinois 3 Hord married twice first to a Miss Green of Kentucky and then to Mary Josephine Perkins daughter of Samuel E Perkins Indiana Supreme Court justice and Hord s law partner Their son Henry Ewing Hord 1865 1907 was a Yale University graduate and a lawyer 3 4 Hord was part of the association that organized the construction of the Thomas A Hendricks Monument in Indianapolis following Hendricks s death in 1885 5 Hord died in 1888 Benjamin Harrison then U S Senator from Indiana later U S President was one of many prominent Indiana political figures who eulogized Hord 1 3 References edit a b c d e f Monks Leander John 1916 Courts and lawyers of Indiana Indianapolis Federal Publishing Company Attorneys General of Indiana Indiana State Library a b c d e f g Hord Arnold Harris 1898 Genealogy of the Hord family Philadelphia J B Lippincott Company Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Academical Year ending in June 19O7 including the Record of a Few Who Died Previously hitherto Unreported PDF Yale University Unveiling the Hendricks Monument Indianapolis Carlon amp Hollenbeck 1891 p 7 Political offices Preceded byJohn F Kibbey Indiana Attorney General1862 1864 Succeeded byDelano E Williamson nbsp This article about an Indiana politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oscar B Hord amp oldid 1141135958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,