Hugh Llewellyn Nichols (March 25, 1865 – December 29, 1942)[1][2] was an American politician who served as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1911 to 1913 and Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio 1913 to 1920.[3]
Hugh Llewellyn Nichols | |
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| 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office March 1, 1911 – January 13, 1913 | |
| Governor | Judson Harmon |
| Preceded by | Atlee Pomerene |
| Succeeded by | W. A. Greenlund |
| Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| In office September 22, 1913 – December 31, 1920 | |
| Appointed by | James M. Cox |
| Succeeded by | Carrington T. Marshall |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 2nd & 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1898 – December 31, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Lee A. Tissander |
| Succeeded by | Emmons B. Stivers, W. F. Roudebush |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 25, 1865 New Richmond, Ohio |
| Died | December 29, 1942 (aged 77) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Batavia Union Cemetery, Batavia, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Louisa Dean Sterling |
| Alma mater | |
Biography
editHugh L. Nichols was born March 25, 1865, at New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio to parents Perry Jackson and Jeannette Gilmore Nichols. He was educated in the public schools of Batavia, Ohio, and at the Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity and the Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1886.[4]
In 1887 Nichols married to Louise Dean Stirling of Batavia, Ohio.[4]
In the Autumn of 1897, Nichols was elected to the Ohio State Senate to represent the 2nd and 4th Districts, (Butler, Warren, Clermont, and Brown County, Ohio), for the 73rd General Assembly, 1898–1899.[5] In the 1898 election, he was nominated by the Democrats for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court, but lost to Republican William T. Spear. He was a delegate to the 1900 Democratic National Convention and was Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee, where he managed the successful campaign of Governor Harmon.[4]
In 1911, Lieutenant Governor Atlee Pomerene was elected to the United States Senate and resigned. Governor Harmon appointed Nichols to fill the vacancy, and he was re-elected in 1912.[4]
Nichols was appointed on September 22, 1913, to the new position of Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court by Governor James Cox, and elected to a full six-year term in 1914, serving until the end of 1920. He lost re-election in 1920.[6]
After defeat in 1920, Nichols founded the Cincinnati firm Nichols, Wood, Marx and Ginter, where he was senior partner until his death.[6]
In 1922, Nichols was appointed chairman of the U. S. Grant Memorial Centenary Association, which directed the restoration of the Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio, and directed the state to acquire it.[6]
On October 19, 1942, Nichols was admitted to Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati with a fractured vertebra. He died there of a coronary thrombosis on December 29, 1942, and was buried in Batavia Union Cemetery. He had an adopted daughter, Amy House Nichols, who preceded him in death.
Nichols was a Presbyterian.[7]
References
edit- ^ McDannald, A.H. (1943). "The Americana annual: an encyclopedia of current events". The Americana Annual: An Encyclopedia of the Events of 1981. Americana corporation. ISSN 0196-0180. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ Ohio Legislative History: 1909-1912. Vol. 1. F.J. Heer Printing. 1912. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ "Lieutenant Governors Of The State Of Ohio: 1852 - Present". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ a b c d Mercer, James K. (1913). Ohio Legislative History: 1909-1913. Columbus: Edward T Miller. p. 315.
- ^ Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. p. 249.
- ^ a b c "Hugh L. Nichols". The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System.
- ^ William, Byron (1913). History of Clermont and Brown Counties, Ohio: Biographical. Milford, Ohio: Hobart Publishing Company. pp. 220–222.