Augustus N. Summers Explained

Augustus Neander Summers
Office:Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Term Start:February 9, 1904
Term End:January 1, 1911
Preceded:Jacob F. Burket
Succeeded:Maurice H. Donahue
Birth Date:13 June 1856
Birth Place:Shelby, Ohio
Death Place:Springfield, Ohio
Restingplace:Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield
Party:Republican
Signature:Augustus N. Summers signature.png
Spouse:Nellie Thomas
Children:two
Alma Mater:Wittenberg College

Augustus Neander Summers (June 13, 1856  - May 19, 1927)[1] was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was on the Ohio Supreme Court 1904 - 1911.

Biography

Augustus N. Summers was born at Shelby, Richland County, Ohio. He graduated from Wittenberg College, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi,[1] in 1879, and began study of law in Springfield, being admitted to the bar in 1881. He was elected city attorney in 1885 until 1891. He then was in private practice until 1894, when he was elected a judge on the second circuit.[2]

Summers served as a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1904 to 1911.[3]

Following his electoral defeat in 1910, Summers returned to private practice in Springfield with his partner, George A. Beard. He died in Springfield May 21, 1927, after a lengthy illness, and is interred in Ferncliff cemetery.[1]

Summers married Nellie Thomas of Springfield in 1887.[2] They had two sons.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/SCO/formerjustices/bios/summers.asp The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Augustus Neander Summers
  2. [#smith2|Smith 1898 volume 2]
  3. http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/SCO/formerjustices/default.asp State of Ohio
  4. [#reed|Reed 1897]