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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Noble
County, Ohio
with portraits and biographical sketches of some of
its pioneers and prominent men.
Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Co.,
1887
For Reference: Noble County was formed in 1851
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DR.
JOHN FINLEY, of Hiramsburgh, is a native of this
county, where his parents were early settlers. He was
born in 1845, and received his medical education at
Baltimore and Cincinnati, where he graduated with the degree
of M. D. He has been engaged in the practice of
medicine at Hiramsburgh since 1877, and has been very
successful. He has been twice married and has one
child. Dr. Finley is a Democrat, a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church and of the Masonic order.
Source:
History of Noble County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: L. H.
Watkins & Co., 1887 - Page 198 |
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HON. L. W. FINLEY,
one of the prominent agriculturists and representative men
of the county, was born near the village of Mt. Ephraim,
Noble County, Ohio, Mar. 11, 1844. Like most other
farmer boys of that day, his opportunities for education
were quite limited. He succeeded, however, in
obtaining a good English education, and at the age of
eighteen commenced life as a teacher. Soon after he
enlisted as a private soldier in the Eighty-eighth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered into the United States
service with the regiment, which for the greater portion of
the time was stationed at Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio.
The last year of the war he was detailed as clerk at the
headquarters of the northern department, commanded by
Generals Hooker and Heintzlemein. He
remained in the service until the close of the war, when he
resumed his former vocation. In 1867 he began
merchandising in Sarahsville, which he followed successfully
for six years, when, in consequence of failing health, he
sold out his stock and engaged in farming in Center
Township, where he remained until the purchase of the farm
on which he now resides, in Marion Township, to which he
removed in 1880. Mr. Finley has been quite
prominently identified with State and county politics.
In 1876 he received the nomination for auditor of the county
on the Democratic ticket, but the county being largely
Republican, he was defeated by J. F. Knouff.
In 1883 he was again complimented by a nomination
for representative, and was elected by a handsome majority
over one of the strongest men in the Republican ranks.
In the legislature Mr. Finley made an enviable
record, and in 1885 was re-nominated, but the question of
the election of a United States senator being prominent in
the canvass and the Republicans having a majority of about
three hundred, he was defeated by Hon. T. C. Williams
by a small majority. While a member of the legislature
he framed several important measures; notably among the
number were two affecting railway corporations, one an
amendment of the law governing liens, the other a law
compelling railroads to use "spark arresters" to prevent
fires along their lines. But perhaps the most valuable
bill introduced by Mr. Finley was one providing for
the clothing of the indigent poor in the various
eleemosynary and penal institutions of the State, which
passed both houses with but little opposition. While
comparatively a young man, but few gentlemen in the county
have a larger personal following, or wield a stronger
influence in matters of public import. He is possessed
of marked social qualities, which, with an unexceptional
record as a business man and politician, gives him a
conspicuous place among the best citizens of the county.
In November of 1866 Mr. Finley was married to
Miss Jane, daughter of
Hon. William J. Young,
whose biography will be found in the chapter devoted to
Center Township. The union has been blessed with six
children, three boys and three girls, all of whom are living
but one.
Source:
History of Noble County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: L. H.
Watkins & Co., 1887 - Page 417 |
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CHRYSOSTOM FOSTER, the
present mayor of Caldwell, is among the oldest residents of
the town, having come here in 1862. He was born in
Washington, Pa., Jan. 2, 1840. When five years old his
parents came to Wheeling and in 1853 to Belmont County,
Ohio. In 1859 the family removed to Batesville.
The elder Foster was a shoemaker; he died
at Quaker City in 1858, leaving five children:
Charlotte, Hannah,, Chrysostom, Mary M.,
and D. A. The latter went into the
service in 1861, in the Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and served through the war. He died in 1874 from
disease caused by a wound received from the bursting of a
torpedo at Fort McAllister in 1864.
After coming to Caldwell, Mr. Foster was
for a time the clerk in the office of the county treasurer;
in 1865 he was elected county treasurer and by re-election
held the office until 1870. Since that time he has
been in the mercantile and livery business in Caldwell.
He is a prominent Republican. In 1861 he married
Cynthia J., daughter of Abraham
Simmons, at that time one of the leading citizens
of Noble County. Five children have been born of this
union, three boys and two girls.
Source:
History of Noble County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: L. H.
Watkins & Co., 1887 - Page |
W. H. Frazier |
WILLIAM HUGH FRAZIER,
the fourth son and seventh child of George and
Bethiah (Randall) Frazier, was born in Hubbard, Trumbull
County, Ohio, March 11, 1826. His father was a native
of Kent County, Maryland; came to Ohio with his parents in
1802; married a native of Washington County, Pa., and reared
eight children. Hannah (Ripley), Henry, William H.,
Sarah R. (Watt), George, Israel, Andrew, Asa, of whom
four are still living; Sarah, George, William H., and
Andrew. The father died in Guernsey County in
1852. He was a man of great natural ability and force
of character. While in Trumbull County he served as a
magistrate, and was regarded by his neighbors as a man of
sound sense and good judgment.
The subject of this notice was reared on a farm and attended school
in his native town until twelve years of age, when he
accompanied his parents to Guernsey County. Here he
continued attending the common schools in winter and working
on the farm in summer, until he became of age. He then
entered Madison College at Antrim, Guernsey County, spending
his vacations at home in farm-work and study; but finding
his health impaired, and believing that he would not be able
to continue his labors as a farmer, he decided to begin the
study of the law. At this time an older brother,
Henry, was pursuing a course of study for that
profession, and William placed himself under his
tutelage, continuing until twenty-six years of age, when he
was admitted to the bar at Coshocton, May 17, 1852.
Immediately after his admission he began the practice of his
profession with his brother Henry at Sarahsville, then the
county-seat of Noble County. In the following August
his brother died. William H. continued in
practice at Sarahsville until 1858, when he removed to
Caldwell, the new county seat. In March, 1865 he
formed a partnership with James S. Foreman, which
continued one year, after which he practice alone. In
1855 he was elected prosecuting attorney for the county, and
by successive re-elections was continued in the office for
ten years. He was twice chosen to this office without
opposition. In October, 1871, he was appointed by
Governor Hayes to fill the unexpired term of Hon.
Moses M. Granger as judge of the court of common pleas,
and that the annual election held the same month he was
elected to the same office for the term of five years.
Subsequently he was twice re-elected as judge of the court
of common pleas in the eighth judicial district, no other
candidate being put in nomination against him.
September 8, 1884, after having been nominated for circuit
judge, he tendered his resignation as common pleas judge,
having served in that office thirteen years lacking
one month. At the annual election in October, 1884, he
was elected one of the judges of the circuit court* for
seventh circuit, and in the allotment of terms he was
allotted the term of four years.
Possessed of a keen, analytical mind, discriminating,
careful and thoughtful; honest of purpose and sound in
judgment; of extensive general information and thorough
knowledge of the law, aided by a ready and retentive memory,
in his long and unbroken service upon the bench, Judge
Frazier has been distinguished for his love of justice,
his fidelity to the law, and the equity and candor of his
decisions. His unassuming manners and agreeable social
qualities render him deservedly popular with men of every
party and every condition in life. He is a Republican,
both in the political and in the literal signification of
the word, and has risen to his present position solely
through his own merits, his perseverance, energy and
industry. He has been a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for many years.
As a citizen of Noble County, Judge Frazier has
been prominent in every movement calculated to advance the
interests of this town and county. With others he
founded the first bank in the county, became its first
president and still retains that position; he was also one
of the incorporators and first directors of the Cleveland
and Marietta Railway, and gave largely of his time and money
to promote the building of the road.
Judge Frazier was married November 30, 1854, to
Minerva E. Staats, of Noble County, who is still
living. They have three sons and four daughters,
Jennie (Lloyd), Anna (Neuhart), William A., George E., Mary
E., Louis B. and Minnie M. The married
daughters reside in Los Angeles, Cal.
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*The circuit court was organized under an amendment to the
constitution adopted in 1883, and in accordance with the
provisions of certain legislative acts.
Source:
History of Noble County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: L. H.
Watkins & Co., 1887 - Page 176 |
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