Francis W. Treadway Explained

Francis W. Treadway
Occupation:Lawyer
Birth Date:7 January 1869
Birth Place:New Haven, Connecticut
Office1:Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Term1:1909–1911
Governor1:Judson Harmon
Assembly2:Ohio General
Constituency Am2:Cuyahoga
Term2:1904–1905
Party:Republican

Francis Wilcox Treadway (January 7, 1869 – December 24, 1925)[1] was an American politician who served as the 30th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1909 to 1911.[2]

Biography

Francis W. Treadway was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1869, and was moved to Cleveland, Ohio when ten years of age. He was educated at Cleveland grammar and high schools.[3] He graduated with BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1890, and Yale Law School in 1892. In 1893, he and William H. Marlatt formed the law firm of Treadway and Marlatt.[4] He married Esther Sutliff Frisbie on January 5, 1897,[4] and they had two children. He wrote Ohio Mechanics Lien Law, 1901. He was United States Commissioner for Northern District of Ohio, 1902–1903.[3]

Career

Treadway was elected to represent Cuyahoga County in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1903 for the 76th General Assembly, (1904–1905), as a Republican.[3] In 1908, Treadway was elected lieutenant governor.

Notes and References

  1. Bankers Magazine. Bankers' Magazine. 1926. 112. Bradford Rhodes. 0730-4080. 2015-05-12.
  2. Web site: Lieutenant Governors Of The State Of Ohio: 1852 - Present . . 2012-01-24.
  3. Book: The Biographical Annals of Ohio . F E . Scobey . E W . Doty . 1905 . Springfield Publishing Company . . 495 .
  4. Web site: Francis W. Treadway. Online Biographies. 2012-08-31. 2014-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518100951/http://www.onlinebiographies.info/oh/cuya/treadway-fw.htm. dead.