American judge
Hugh Llewellyn Nichols
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In office
March 1, 1911 ? January 13, 1913
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Governor
| Judson Harmon
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Preceded by
| Atlee Pomerene
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Succeeded by
| W. A. Greenlund
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In office
September 22, 1913 ? December 31, 1920
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Appointed by
| James M. Cox
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Succeeded by
| Carrington T. Marshall
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In office
January 3, 1898 ? December 31, 1899
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Preceded by
| Lee A. Tissander
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Succeeded by
| Emmons B. Stivers, W. F. Roudebush
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Born
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1865-03-25
)
March 25, 1865
New Richmond, Ohio
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Died
| December 29, 1942
(1942-12-29)
(aged 77)
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Resting place
| Batavia Union Cemetery,
Batavia, Ohio
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse
| Louisa Dean Sterling
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Alma mater
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Hugh Llewellyn Nichols
(March 25, 1865 ? December 29, 1942)
[1]
[2]
was an American politician who served as the 32nd
lieutenant governor of Ohio
from 1911 to 1913 and Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio 1913 to 1920.
[3]
Biography
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Hugh L. Nichols was born March 25, 1865, at
New Richmond
,
Clermont County, Ohio
to parents Perry Jackson and Jeannette Gilmore Nichols. He was educated in the public schools of
Batavia, Ohio
, and at the
Ohio Wesleyan University
in
Delaware, Ohio
, where he was a member of the
Chi Phi Fraternity
and the
Cincinnati Law School
. He was
admitted to the bar
in 1886.
[4]
In 1887 Nichols married to Louise Dean Stirling of
Batavia, Ohio
.
[4]
In the Autumn of 1897, Nichols was elected to the
Ohio State Senate
to represent the 2nd and 4th Districts, (
Butler
,
Warren
,
Clermont
, and
Brown County, Ohio
), for the 73rd General Assembly, 1898?1899.
[5]
In the 1898 election, he was nominated by the
Democrats
for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court, but lost to
Republican
William T. Spear
. He was a delegate to the
1900 Democratic National Convention
, and was Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee, where he managed the successful campaign of
Governor
Harmon
.
[4]
In 1911, Lieutenant Governor
Atlee Pomerene
was elected to the
United States Senate
and resigned. Governor Harmon appointed Nichols to fill the vacancy, and he was re-elected in 1912.
[4]
Nichols was appointed September 22, 1913 to the new position of
Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
by
Governor
James Cox
, and elected to a full six-year term in 1914, serving until the end of 1920. He lost re-election in 1920.
[6]
After defeat in 1920, Nichols founded the Cincinnati firm
Nichols, Wood, Marx and Ginter
, where he was senior partner until his death.
[6]
In 1922, Nichols was appointed chairman of the
U. S. Grant
Memorial Centenary Association, which directed the restoration of the
Grant Birthplace
in
Point Pleasant, Ohio
, and directed the state to acquire it.
[6]
On October 19, 1942, Nichols was admitted to Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati with a fractured vertebra. He died there of a
coronary thrombosis
December 29, 1942, and was buried in Batavia Union Cemetery. He had an adopted daughter, Amy House Nichols, who preceded him in death.
Nichols was a
Presbyterian
.
[7]
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