| Chauncey N. Olds | |
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| 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 | (1816-02-02)February 2, 1816 Marlboro, Vermont |
| Died | February 11, 1890(1890-02-11) (aged 74) Columbus, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Relations | brother Edson B. Olds |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
Chauncey N. Olds was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General 1865.
Early life and education
Chauncey Olds was born February 2, 1816, at Marlboro, Vermont, brother of Edson B. Olds. He was moved to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at age four. In 1830, the family moved to Circleville, Pickaway County. He began studies at Ohio University that autumn, but quit after three years due to illness. He entered Miami University in 1834 and graduated in 1836.
Career
Olds soon became a professor at Miami University after he graduated. He resigned in 1840, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1842 in Circleville. He practiced in that town until 1856, and represented the county in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 47th General Assembly, 1848–1849, and the Ohio State Senate 1849–1850, elected as a Whig. In 1856, he moved to Columbus, Ohio, and ran for Ohio Attorney General in the 1862 election, but lost.
In 1865, Attorney General William P. Richardson resigned, and Olds was appointed by Governor Brough on February 20, 1865. He was not nominated for the 1865 election.
Personal life
He was a trustee of Miami University for twenty five years. He was prominent in the Presbyterian church. For the last seventeen years of his life, he represented the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway in Franklin County.
He died on February 11, 1890 at his home in Columbus.
Notes
- ^ The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history ... Vol. 4. New York: James T. White and Company. 1893. p. 122.
- ^ Smith 1898 Volume I : 152
- ^ Ohio 1917 : 280
- Ohio 1917 : 235
- ^ 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.
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byWilliam P. Richardson | Ohio Attorney General 1865-1866 |
Succeeded byWilliam H. West |
| Ohio House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded byThomas Huston | Representative from Pickaway County 1848-1849 |
Succeeded byM.L. Clark |
- 1816 births
- 1890 deaths
- People from Marlboro, Vermont
- Ohio Whigs
- Ohio Republicans
- Ohio attorneys general
- Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio state senators
- People from Circleville, Ohio
- Politicians from Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio lawyers
- Miami University alumni
- Miami University trustees
- Ohio University alumni
- Lawyers from Columbus, Ohio
- American Presbyterians
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly