Lorenzo English | |
Office1: | 20th Mayor of Columbus |
Term Start1: | 1850 |
Term End1: | 1861 |
Predecessor1: | Alexander Patton |
Successor1: | Wray Thomas |
Party: | Whig Republican |
Profession: | Mayor Attorney |
Birth Date: | 22 May 1819 |
Birth Place: | Herkimer County, New York |
Restingplace: | Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus, Ohio |
Residence: | Herkimer County, New York Mount Vernon, Ohio Columbus, Ohio |
Parents: | John English Laura S. English |
Spouse: | Cynthia A. Cole Mary Keane |
Children: | William Henry Matthew Keane Walter Lorenzo Laura |
Alma Mater: | Oberlin College |
Lorenzo English (May 22, 1819 – March 14, 1888) was a Whig and later Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as the 20th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 18th person to serve in that office. He served Columbus prior to the American Civil War for five terms spanning eleven years. His successor was Wray Thomas after 1861.
He was born in Herkimer County, New York on May 22, 1819. His parents were John and Laura S. English. He attended the public schools in Herkimer county. In 1837, his family moved to Mount Vernon, Ohio, then later to Columbus, Ohio. He attended Oberlin College and graduated in August 1843.