Oscar W. Newman
Oscar W. Newman | |
|---|---|
 circa 1912 | |
| Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1913 – January 1, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Spear |
| Succeeded by | James E. Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1867 Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Died | February 19, 1928 (aged 60) Columbus, Ohio |
| Resting place | Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Charl Thompson |
| Children | one |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
Oscar W. Newman (April 14, 1867 – February 19, 1928) was a jurist from Portsmouth, Ohio, United States who was elected as a Democrat to a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1913 to 1918.
Biography[edit]
Oscar W. Newman was born to George O. and Clay B. Moore Newman of Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio on April 14, 1867. He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1884.[1][2] He studied at Kenyon College for three years, and then studied law in his father's office before admission to the bar in 1889, when he joined his father's law practice.[1]
In September, 1893, Newman joined Albert C. Thompson in a law partnership at Portsmouth that lasted until 1898, when Thompson was appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Newman then practiced alone.[1] Newman married Thompson's daughter, Charl Thompson, on June 6, 1894. They had one daughter named Katherine L. Newman.[1][2]
Newman ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee for Common Pleas Court in 1904, and for the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals in 1910.[1]
Newman's only election win came in 1912, when he ran for the Ohio Supreme Court and won a six-year term, January 1, 1913 to January 1, 1919.[1] He ran for re-election in 1918, and lost .[1]
Newman remained in Columbus in 1919, and opened a private practice. He was assigned by U.S. District Court Judge Benson W. Hough as a special commissioner to review filings in a utility rate case in Columbus.[1]
Newman died after suffering a heart attack at the Columbus Athletic Club on February 19, 1928. Funeral services were at his home in Columbus, with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Oscar W. Newman". The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ a b Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. Vol. 2. The Ohio Publishing Company. p. 461.