William Vance Marquis (May 1, 1828 – December 17, 1899) [1] was an American politician who served as the 22nd lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1890 to 1892 under Governor James E. Campbell. [2]
Marquis was born at Mt. Vernon, Ohio May 1, 1828. [3] He was moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio at age five. He was in merchandising. [4] He worked at his father's store until it closed in 1848. [3] On November 12, 1860, Marquis was married to Annie M. Sterritt, of Logan County, Ohio,
He was named postmaster of Bellefontaine in 1853 by President Pierce, serving until 1861. [3] 1862–1870 he was in partnership as a hardware merchant, and continued alone after that. Along with William Lawrence, he organized the Bellefontaine National Bank in 1871. [3] Marquis was a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention, (St. Louis). [3] He was nominated in 1878 for the 4th Congressional District, but lost to J. Warren Keifer. [5] In the 1889 election for Lieutenant Governor, Republican Elbert L. Lampson defeated Democrat Marquis by a margin of 375,090 to 375, 068. [6] Lampson was unseated after serving eighteen days, when the Democratic Ohio State Senate seated Marquis in his place. [7]
His wife, Annie, died in August 1868. [3]
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