G. V. Dorsey

Godwin Volney Dorsey
11th Ohio State Treasurer
In office January 14, 1862 – September 25, 1865
Governor	David Tod John Brough Charles Anderson
Preceded by	Alfred P. Stone
Succeeded by	William Hooper
Personal details
Born	(1812-11-17)November 17, 1812 Oxford, Ohio, US
Died	May 15, 1885(1885-05-15) (aged 72) Piqua, Ohio, US
Resting place	Forest Hill Union Cemetery, Piqua
Political party	Democratic, Republican
Alma mater	Miami University Ohio Medical College

Godwin Volney Dorsey (November 17, 1812 – May 15, 1885)[1][2] was a Democrat and later Republican politician in the state of Ohio and was Ohio State Treasurer from 1862 to 1865.

Godwin Dorsey was born November 17, 1812, at Oxford Butler County, Ohio.[3] He graduated from Miami University, and from the Medical College of Ohio in 1836. He then settled in Piqua, Ohio.[4]

Presidential elector in 1848 for Cass/Butler.[5] He was a Democratic delegate to the 1850 Ohio Constitutional Convention, and a member of the Democratic National Convention in 1856.[4] He was the Democratic nominee for the 4th congressional district in 1854, but lost with 30% of the vote.[6] In 1856 he lost to Matthias H. Nichols by 245 votes for the same district.[7] In 1859, he ran for Ohio State Auditor, but lost to Republican Robert Walker Tayler, Sr.[8]

Dorsey was elected as Ohio State Treasurer as a Republican in 1861 and 1863 and was a member of the Republican National Convention in 1864.[4] He resigned as Treasurer September 25, 1865.[9] David Tod was Elector-at-large in 1868 for Grant/Colfax. He died before the meeting of electors, and was replaced by Dorsey.[4]

He died in Piqua May 15, 1885.[2][10]

Notes

1. Fraternity, Phi Delta Theta (1912). "Annual Circular Letters of the ... Active Chapters of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity".
2. "Troy Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
3. Miami County, p. 584.
4. Smith 1898, p. 143.
5. Taylor 1899, p. 255.
6. Smith 1898, p. 27.
7. Smith 1898, p. 65.
8. Smith 1898, p. 95.
9. Wikoff 1875, p. 12.
10. Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Dorsey, Godwin Volney" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.

References

• Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
• Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.
• The History of Miami County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its ... Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co. 1880.
• Wikoff, Allen T. (1875). Annual report of the secretary of state to the Governor of the state of Ohio for the year 1874. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. p. 12.

External links

• G. V. Dorsey at Find a Grave
• "MS-71 Dorsey Collection". Piqua Public Library. Retrieved 2013-06-29.

Political offices
Preceded by Alfred P. Stone	Treasurer of Ohio 1862–1865	Succeeded by William Hooper