Harry S. Day
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Harry Sanderson Day was a Republican politician in the U. S. State of Ohio
who served as Ohio State Treasurer
1923-1927 and 1931-1937. He also ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for Ohio Governor.
, Sandusky County, Ohio
in 1871 to John and Emily (Williams) Day. He was educated in the Fremont public schools, and worked for the railway mail service until 1891.
In 1891 Day enrolled in Oberlin College
, Oberlin, Ohio
, and also attended Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio
. He married Lola Garvin in 1901, and had a daughter named Mary Elizabeth. Day was named Deputy Postmaster in 1906, and continued until 1915. In 1919 he became president of the Ohio Nursery Association, and operated a nursery for many years.
Day served two terms as mayor of Fremont, 1918-1921. He was elected Ohio State Treasurer
in 1922 and re-elected in 1924. He was unsuccessful in a run for the Republican nomination for Ohio Governor in 1926. In 1930 he was again elected Treasurer, serving 1931-1937.
Day was a director of the Fremont Federal Savings and Loan Company, and was president of the Liberty Banking Company until his retirement in 1955. He lived in Fremont in his later years at 1215 Birchard Ave. He died at Fremont Memorial Hospital June 27, 1956.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
who served as Ohio State Treasurer
Ohio State Treasurer
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1923-1927 and 1931-1937. He also ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for Ohio Governor.
Biography
Harry S. Day was born in FremontFremont, Ohio
Fremont Public Schools enroll 4,450 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers 9 public schools including seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Fremont Ross. In addition, the city is home to one private catholic high school, Saint Joseph...
, Sandusky County, Ohio
Sandusky County, Ohio
Sandusky County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,944. Its county seat is Fremont and it is named for a native word meaning "water" ....
in 1871 to John and Emily (Williams) Day. He was educated in the Fremont public schools, and worked for the railway mail service until 1891.
In 1891 Day enrolled in Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students...
, and also attended Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...
. He married Lola Garvin in 1901, and had a daughter named Mary Elizabeth. Day was named Deputy Postmaster in 1906, and continued until 1915. In 1919 he became president of the Ohio Nursery Association, and operated a nursery for many years.
Day served two terms as mayor of Fremont, 1918-1921. He was elected Ohio State Treasurer
Ohio State Treasurer
-List of Ohio State Treasurers:...
in 1922 and re-elected in 1924. He was unsuccessful in a run for the Republican nomination for Ohio Governor in 1926. In 1930 he was again elected Treasurer, serving 1931-1937.
Day was a director of the Fremont Federal Savings and Loan Company, and was president of the Liberty Banking Company until his retirement in 1955. He lived in Fremont in his later years at 1215 Birchard Ave. He died at Fremont Memorial Hospital June 27, 1956.