Lorenzo English Explained

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.

Biography

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.

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