De Witt C. Badger Explained

Birthname:De Witt Clinton Badger
De Witt Badger
Image Name:De Witt Clinton Badger.png
Office:36th Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
Term Start:January 1, 1906
Term End:1908
Preceded:Robert H. Jeffrey
Succeeded:Charles A. Bond
State2:Ohio
District2:12th
Otherparty:Democratic
Term Start2:March 4, 1903
Term End2:March 3, 1905
Preceded2:Emmett Tompkins
Succeeded2:Edward L. Taylor Jr.
Birth Date:7 August 1858
Birth Place:London, Ohio
Death Place:Columbus, Ohio
Restingplace:Green Lawn Cemetery
Spouse:Sidney Slaughter
Children:Clinton
Minnie
Alma Mater:Mount Union College

De Witt Clinton Badger (August 7, 1858 – May 20, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and one term as the 36th mayor of Columbus, Ohio, in the early 20th century.

Early life and education

Born near London, Ohio, Badger attended the country schools in Madison County and Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio.He taught school from 1875 to 1880.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in London, Ohio.

Career

He served as prosecuting attorney of Madison County 1882–1885.He moved to Columbus, Ohio, and was elected judge of the court of common pleas in 1893.He was reelected in 1897 and served until 1903, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.

Congress

Badger was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905).He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.

He resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio.

Mayor

He served as the 36th mayor of Columbus (January 1, 1906 – 1908).

Death and burial

He died in Columbus, Ohio, May 20, 1926.He was interred at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.

Personal life

Badger married Sidney Slaughter, and had children named Clinton and Minnie.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Columbus Mayors . 1975 . Columbus . Columbus Citizen-Journal. Charles . Egger .