Chauncey N. Olds

Chauncey N. Olds
8th Ohio Attorney General
In office 1865 – January, 1866
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	February 2, 1816(1816-02-02) 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
Religion	Presbyterian

Chauncey N. Olds was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General 1865.

Biography

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, graduated in 1836, and soon became a professor there. 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] 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 Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway in Franklin County.^[5] He died February 11, 1890 at his home in Columbus.^[5]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history .... 4. New York: James T. White and Company. 1893. p. 122. http://books.google.com/books?id=I-I-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA122&dq=chauncey. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Smith 1898 Volume I : 152
3. ^ Ohio 1917 : 280
4. ^ Ohio 1917 : 235
5. ^ ^{a b c d e} Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ....,. 11. Ohio State Bar Association. 1890. pp. 282-287. http://books.google.com/books?id=01gZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA282&dq=Chauncey+N.+Olds. 
6. ^ 1862 election Democrat Lyman R. Critchfield 183,232 Olds 178,855 from Smith 1898 Volume I : 150
7. ^ Smith 1898 Volume I : 198

References

• Smith, Joseph P, ed (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. http://books.google.com/books?id=eaAFAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA152. 
• Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. http://books.google.com/books?id=7qesAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA280&dq=Chauncey+Olds. 

Legal offices
Preceded by William P. Richardson	Ohio Attorney General 1865-1866	Succeeded by William H. West
Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas Huston	Representative from Pickaway County 1848-1849	Succeeded by M.L. Clark

Persondata
Name	Olds, Chauncey N.
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Date of birth	1816
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Date of death	1895
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