Jacob A. Kohler

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Jacob Adams Kohler
circa 1896
18th Ohio Attorney General
In office
January 11, 1886 – January 9, 1888
GovernorJoseph B. Foraker
Preceded byJames Lawrence
Succeeded byDavid K. Watson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Summit County district
In office
January 7, 1884 – January 3, 1886
Preceded byJohn Park Alexander
Succeeded byFrank M. Green
Personal details
Born(1835-08-15)August 15, 1835
Reading, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMarch 15, 1916(1916-03-15) (aged 80)
Akron, Ohio, US
Resting placeGlendale Cemetery, Akron
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFrances H. Coburn
Childrentwo

Jacob Adams Kohler was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1886 to 1887.

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Smith, p. 515.
  2. ^ a b Lane, p. 267.
  3. ^ a b Marvin, p. 189-192.
  4. ^ Ohio 1917, p. 299.
  5. ^ Smith, p. 512.

References[edit]

  • 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.
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Ohio
1886–1888
Succeeded by