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 OhioHouseofRepresentatives 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 | Marlboro,Vermont | February 2,1816
Died | February 11,1890 74) Columbus,Ohio | (aged
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.
Chauncey Olds was born February 2,1816,at Marlboro,Vermont,brother of Edson B. Olds. [1] He was moved to Cuyahoga County,Ohio,at age four. In 1830,the family moved to Circleville,Pickaway County. [2] 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. [3]
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. [2] He practiced in that town until 1856,and represented the county in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 47th General Assembly,1848–1849, [3] and the Ohio State Senate 1849–1850, [4] elected as a Whig. [5] In 1856,he moved to Columbus,Ohio,and ran for Ohio Attorney General in the 1862 election, [2] but lost. [6]
In 1865,Attorney General William P. Richardson resigned,and Olds was appointed by Governor Brough [7] on February 20,1865. [8] He was not nominated for the 1865 election.
He was a trustee of Miami University for twenty five years. [5] He was prominent in the Presbyterian church. [1] [5] For the last seventeen years of his life,he represented the Pittsburgh,Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway in Franklin County. [5]
He died on February 11,1890 at his home in Columbus. [5]
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