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Marietta, Ohio - Moral And Material Advancement (part 5 of 5)
From History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, published 1902. 172 words, reproduced complete and unedited.
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He has frequently been urged to accept office, which he persistently refused to do until 1879, when the exigencies of the party to which he is attached seemed to point him out as the proper standard bearer. Accordingly, he was nominated by the Republicans of the county for the legislature, to which he was elected by a handsome majority. During his service in the legislature, his conduct has been marked by conservative wisdom and practical common sense, and, to quote the editorial language of the Marietta Register, under date of April 28, 1881, " Washington county has not had a more efficient and influential member of the lower house for a long time."
Beginning life without a dollar, he has amassed a considerable fortune. Every dollar of his wealth has been secured by means the most upright and honorable. Energy and fair dealing seem to have been his mottoes through life, and these have secured him, not only wealth and influence, but the confidence and esteem of a wide circle of friends.
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Text from History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, by Andrews, Martin Register, 1842- 4n; Hathaway, Seymour J, published 1902 and in the public domain in the United States. Digitised by the Internet Archive.