Jacob A. Kohler

Jacob Adams Kohler
circa 1896
18th Ohio Attorney General
In office
January 11, 1886 – January 9, 1888
GovernorJoseph B. Foraker
Preceded byJames Lawrence
Succeeded byDavid K. Watson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Summit County district
In office
January 7, 1884 – January 3, 1886
Preceded byJohn Park Alexander
Succeeded byFrank M. Green
Personal details
Born(1835-08-15)August 15, 1835
Reading, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMarch 15, 1916(1916-03-15) (aged 80)
Akron, Ohio, US
Resting placeGlendale Cemetery, Akron
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFrances H. Coburn
Childrentwo
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Jacob Adams Kohler was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1886 to 1887.

Biography

Kohler was born August 15, 1835, at Reading, Pennsylvania. When he was four months old, his family moved to Franklin Township, Summit County, Ohio. He received a public education and went to Lodi Academy. In 1859, he was admitted to the bar, and served as Prosecuting Attorney of Summit County two terms.[1] His first law partner was Sidney Edgerton.[2][3] Kohler married Frances H. Coburn May 16, 1860, and had two sons.[2]

In 1883 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for the Sixty-sixth General Assembly.[1][4] In 1885 he was elected Ohio Attorney General.[5] In 1895, he was elected a Common Pleas Court Judge.[1]

He died March 15, 1916, at his Akron home.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Smith, p. 515.
  2. ^ a b Lane, p. 267.
  3. ^ a b Marvin, p. 189-192.
  4. ^ Ohio 1917, p. 299.
  5. ^ Smith, p. 512.

References

  • Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
  • Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
  • Marvin, U. L. (1916). Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ... Vol. 37. Ohio State Bar Association. pp. 189–192.
  • Lane, Samuel A. (1892). Fifty years and over of Akron and Summit County. Akron: Beacon Job Department. p. 267.
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Ohio
1886–1888 		Succeeded by