Milton Sutliff
Milton Sutliff (October 6 or 16,[1] 1806 – April 24, 1878) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was a member of the Ohio Senate for one year and an Ohio Supreme Court Judge from 1858 to 1863.
Milton Sutliff | |
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| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| In office February 9, 1858 – February 9, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Ozias Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Rufus P. Ranney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1806 Trumbull County, Ohio |
| Died | April 24, 1878 (aged 71) Warren, Ohio |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Political party | |
| Alma mater | Western Reserve College |
Biography
Milton Sutliff was born in Warren, Ohio;[2] other sources that give his birthplace as Vernon[1] refer to Vernon Township. He was the fifth of seven children born to Samuel Sutliff (1765–1840)[3] and Ruth (Granger) Sutliff (1770–1843),[4] a cousin of Gideon Granger.[5] The town of Sutliff, Iowa was named after his elder brother Allen C. Sutliff (1796–1873).
As a young adult, he traveled through the South, and became an Abolitionist. He returned to Warren in 1830 and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1834.[6] That year he also founded the Anti-Slavery Society of the Western Reserve, after being instrumental in founding the National Anti-Slavery Society in 1833 in Philadelphia. He also was admitted to the bar in 1834.[6] In 1839 he formed a partnership with Henry W. King.[7]
In 1849, as a Freesoiler, Sutliff was elected to represent Trumbull and Geauga counties in the Ohio Senate for the 49th General Assembly.[8]
In 1857, Sutliff was nominated by the Republican Party for Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court, and defeated Democrat Henry C. Whitman in the general election.[9] He was not re-nominated in 1862. In 1872, Sutliff was nominated by the Democrats for United States Representative from Ohio's 19th congressional district, but lost to James A. Garfield.[10]
Sutliff died of apoplexy during a violent storm in Warren.[11][12] He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in the family plot. His estate, valued at $500,000,[13] left $10,000 in property to the city of Warren to help establish a library. The Warren Public Library was dedicated February 3, 1906, including its Sutliff lecture room.[7]
Notes
- Sutliff 1909 : 115
- Smith 1898 : 76
- Sutliff 1909 : 84, 115
- Sutliff 1909 : 115–116
- Williams 1882 : 178–181
- Smith 1898 : 76–77
- "Milton Sutliff". The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- Ohio 1917 : 236
- Smith 1898 : 74
- Smith 1898 : 306
- "Death of Judge Sutliff". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 25 April 1878. p. 2. Retrieved August 9, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Terrific Storms". The Farmer and Mechanic. 2 May 1878. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Funeral Services of Hon. Milton Stuliff". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 29 April 1878. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
References
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
- Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
- Sutliff, Samuel Milton (1909). A History of the American and Puritanical Family of Sutliff or Sutliffe. Downers Grove, IL: Kelmscott.
- History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. Vol. 1. Cleveland: H Z Williams and Brother. 1882.