Jacob A. Kohler

Jacob Adams Kohler was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1886-1887.

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
DiedMarch 15, 1916(1916-03-15) (aged 80)
Akron, Ohio
Resting placeGlendale Cemetery, Akron
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Frances H. Coburn
Childrentwo

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. Smith, p. 515.
  2. Lane, p. 267.
  3. 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. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
  • Marvin, U. L. (1916). Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ... 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.
  • Jacob A. Kohler at Find a Grave
Legal offices
Preceded by
James Lawrence
Attorney General of Ohio
18861888
Succeeded by
David K. Watson
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