William H. Upson

Infobox Congressman
name=William Hanford Upson

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state=Ohio
district=18th
party=Republican
term=March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
preceded=Rufus P. Spalding
succeeded=James Monroe
date of birth=January 11, 1823
place of birth=Worthington, Ohio, USA
date of death=April 13, 1910
place of death=Akron, Ohio, USA
spouse=Julia Ford Upson
profession=Politician, Lawyer, Judge
religion=
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William Hanford Upson (January 11, 1823 – April 13, 1910) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.

Born in Worthington, Ohio, Upson attended Tallmadge Academy, pursued in classical studies and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1842. He studied law for one year at the law department at Yale College, as well as in Painesville, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1845, commencing practice in Akron, Ohio in 1846. He served as prosecuting attorney of Summit County, Ohio from 1848 to 1850, was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1853 to 1855 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864. Upson was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873, not being a candidate for renomination in 1872. Their, he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims from 1871 to 1873. Afterwards, he was once again a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876, was appointed an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1883 and was elected judge of the circuit court of Ohio in 1884, serving until 1894. Upson continued practicing law until his death in Akron, Ohio on April 13, 1910. He was interned in Glendale Cemetery in Akron.

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7936671 William H. Upson] at Find A Grave