Ohio Lt. Governor Supreme Court Chief Justice Hugh Nichols signed 1913 letter --

Description: Check it out...Here's a ONE-OF-A-Kind 8 1/2" wide by 11" long 1913 typed letter on the letterhead of the "Supreme Court of Ohio" in Columbus, Ohio with Hugh L. Nichols listed as Chief Justice and signed by Justice Nichols (Died in 1942-See info below)-The letter has content about a favorable news clipping for the Justice's scrapbook. Letter is dated November 8, 1913 and is signed "Hugh L. Nichols"-Has light wear / soiling and folded as mailed but 100% intact-(See photos below for clarification)-Great, historic one-of-a-kind item. Could be a real sleeper item fun to research. This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required. Ohio Lt. Governor Supreme Court Chief Justice Hugh Nichols signed 1913 letter -- Click images to enlarge Description Check it out...Here's a ONE-OF-A-Kind 8 1/2" wide by 11" long 1913 typed letter on the letterhead of the "Supreme Court of Ohio" in Columbus, Ohio with Hugh L. Nichols listed as Chief Justice and signed by Justice Nichols (Died in 1942-See info below)-The letter has content about a favorable news clipping for the Justice's scrapbook. Letter is dated November 8, 1913 and is signed "Hugh L. Nichols"-Has light wear / soiling and folded as mailed but 100% intact-(See photos below for clarification)-Great, historic one-of-a-kind item. Could be a real sleeper item fun to research. Here's some info on Mr. Nichols: Hugh Llewellyn Nichols (March 25, 1865 – December 29, 1942) 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. 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. In 1887 Nichols married to Louise Dean Stirling of Batavia, Ohio. 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. 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. 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. 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. After defeat in 1920, Nichols founded the Cincinnati firm Nichols, Wood, Marx and Ginter, where he was senior partner until his death. 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. 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. This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required. 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Price: 16.99 USD

Location: Noblesville, Indiana

End Time: 2024-09-30T10:18:17.000Z

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