John Hardy Doyle was a Republican politician in the U.S. State

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 of Ohio

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 who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge during 1883.

Biography

John Doyle was born in Perry County, Ohio

Perry County, Ohio

Perry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Founded on March 1, 1818, it was the 55th county to be formed in Ohio. Portions of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum Counties were taken to create Perry County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,058. Its county seat...

, and lived in Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

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 from 1847 until his death. He was educated in the Toledo Public Schools and for a short time at Denison University

Denison University

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 of Granville

Granville, Ohio

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. During the winter of 1862-1863, he intended to enter the 67th Ohio Infantry

67th Ohio Infantry

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, but was stricken with typhoid fever, and unable to pursue military service. He began study of law with Henry S. Commanger, and continued with Edward Bissel. He was admitted to the bar

Admission to the bar in the United States

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 on his 21st birthday, and entered partnership with Bissel.

In 1879, Doyle was elected, as a Republican, judge of the Common Pleas Court

Ohio Courts of Common Pleas

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 for the district of Lucas

Lucas County, Ohio

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, Sandusky

Sandusky County, Ohio

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, Ottawa

Ottawa County, Ohio

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, Huron

Huron County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...

 and Erie

Erie County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 79,551 people, 31,727 households, and 21,764 families residing in the county. The population density was 312 people per square mile . There were 35,909 housing units at an average density of 141 per square mile...

 Counties. In 1882, he was nominated for the Ohio Supreme Court by the Republicans, but lost to Democrat John W. Okey

John W. Okey

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 that autumn.

In February, 1883, Governor Foster appointed Doyle to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court caused by the resignation of Nicholas Longworth

Nicholas Longworth

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. He was nominated again that year, but lost to Democrat Selwyn N. Owen

Selwyn N. Owen

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, and resigned his seat in December 1883.

Doyle returned to private practice in Toledo. Presidents

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 William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft

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 and William McKinley

William McKinley

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 each offered him the position Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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, which he twice declined. He was president of the American Bar Association

American Bar Association

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 1889-1890, and president of the Ohio Bar Association, 1893. He also lectured on constitutional law at St. John's Law School at Toledo.

Doyle was married October 6, 1868 to Alice Fuller Skinner from Windsor, Connecticut

Windsor, Connecticut

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, a descendant of Roger Wolcott

Roger Wolcott (Connecticut)

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 and Oliver Wolcott, and had three daughters. Doyle died March 24, 1919. He died in Florida

Florida

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. He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery (Toledo, Ohio)

Woodlawn Cemetery (Toledo, Ohio)

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