James Latimer Price
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James Latimer Price was a Republican politician in the U.S. State
of Ohio
who was a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court 1902-1912.
, Carroll County
, Ohio
on March 27, 1840. He lived on a farm and attended public schools. He taught one term in Harrison County near Adena
, and a term at New Hagerstown. He then studied law at the office of Eckley
and Shober in Carrollton, Ohio
.
Price was admitted to the bar
at Cadiz
, and opened an office in Carrollton, where he practiced until the spring of 1865. He was elected and served one term as Prosecuting Attorney of Carroll County, and then moved to Van Wert
, where he formed a partnership with Judge I.D. Clark which lasted about two years. In 1868, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Van Wert County and served three terms. He acquired a large practice, and decided to remove to the thriving city of Lima
in 1883.
In 1894, the Republicans nominated Price for Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. He won in a heavily Democratic district, and served six years. In 1901, he was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court, and was seated February 9, 1902. He was re-elected in 1908. He served until March 11, 1912. He died on that date in Martinsville, Indiana
at a sanitarium where he went to recover from illness. His funeral and burial were at Lima.
Price married Martha Guiney on January 1, 1862, and had two children. Martha and one child died in August 1866. He married Elizabeth Marshall on March 8, 1868. Her two children died in infancy.
U.S. state
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of Ohio
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 was a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court 1902-1912.
Biography
James Latimer Price born was near the village of New Hagerstown, Orange TownshipOrange Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Orange Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,258 people in the township, 806 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, Carroll County
Carroll County, Ohio
Carroll County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 28,836, no change from 2000. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence....
, Ohio
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...
on March 27, 1840. He lived on a farm and attended public schools. He taught one term in Harrison County near Adena
Adena, Ohio
Adena is a village in Harrison and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 815 at the 2000 census.The Jefferson County portion of Adena is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, and a term at New Hagerstown. He then studied law at the office of Eckley
Ephraim R. Eckley
Ephraim Ralph Eckley was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Early life:Eckley was born near Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio but moved with his parents to Hayesville, Ohio, in 1816...
and Shober in Carrollton, Ohio
Carrollton, Ohio
Carrollton is a village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,190 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.Carrollton is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
.
Price was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
at Cadiz
Cadiz, Ohio
Cadiz is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Harrison County.-Geography:Cadiz is located at ....
, and opened an office in Carrollton, where he practiced until the spring of 1865. He was elected and served one term as Prosecuting Attorney of Carroll County, and then moved to Van Wert
Van Wert, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,690 people, 4,556 households, and 2,947 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,803.8 people per square mile . There were 4,927 housing units at an average density of 831.4 per square mile...
, where he formed a partnership with Judge I.D. Clark which lasted about two years. In 1868, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Van Wert County and served three terms. He acquired a large practice, and decided to remove to the thriving city of Lima
Lima, Ohio
Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
in 1883.
In 1894, the Republicans nominated Price for Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. He won in a heavily Democratic district, and served six years. In 1901, he was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court, and was seated February 9, 1902. He was re-elected in 1908. He served until March 11, 1912. He died on that date in Martinsville, Indiana
Martinsville, Indiana
Martinsville is a city in and the county seat of Morgan County, Indiana, United States; the population was 11,828 at the 2010 census.-History:...
at a sanitarium where he went to recover from illness. His funeral and burial were at Lima.
Price married Martha Guiney on January 1, 1862, and had two children. Martha and one child died in August 1866. He married Elizabeth Marshall on March 8, 1868. Her two children died in infancy.