Allen T. Brinsmade

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Allen T. Brinsmade
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874
Serving with Benjamin R. Beavis
Preceded byWorthy S. Streator
Succeeded byWilliam Bingham
H. W. Curtiss
Personal details
Born(1837-03-29)March 29, 1837
Claridon, Geauga County, Ohio
DiedNovember 16, 1913(1913-11-16) (aged 76)
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Resting placeLake View Cemetery, Cleveland
Political partyRepublican
Alma materWestern Reserve College
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/service150th Ohio Infantry
Years of service1864
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Allen T. Brinsmade (March 29, 1837 – November 16, 1913) was a Republican politician from Cleveland, Ohio, United States who was President of the Ohio State Senate 1872–73, and was later United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Early life[edit]

Allen T. Brinsmade was born at Claridon, Geauga County, Ohio, on March 29, 1837.[1][2] When he was six years old, his family moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he grew up.[1]

Education[edit]

He graduated from Western Reserve College in 1860 and Cleveland Law College in 1861, being admitted to the bar that year in Cleveland.[1]

Career[edit]

Brinsmade was assistant city attorney of Cleveland 1863 to 1866. He enlisted for 100 days in the 150th Ohio Infantry in 1864, and was stationed in Washington, D.C.[3] In 1866 he was elected city attorney of Cleveland, and was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1871.[3] He was president pro-tem that term.[4]

Brinsmade returned to the law firm Brinsmade & Stone,[2] and was appointed an aide on the staff of Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876.[3] In 1877, he was appointed a colonel in the Ohio National Guard.[3] He was elected to Cleveland City Council in 1884, and in 1885 was elected to a four-year term as city solicitor, to which he was re-elected in 1889.[3] He was chairman of the Republican state committee 1887–1888.[3]

From December 23, 1890, to 1895, Brinsmade was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.[5]

Death[edit]

Brinsmade died November 16, 1913, and is interred at Lake View Cemetery.[6][citation needed]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kennedy & Day, p. 279.
  2. ^ a b Crabb, p. 21.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Kennedy & Day, p. 280.
  4. ^ Taylor & Taylor, p. 67.
  5. ^ Sixth Circuit.
  6. ^ Enquirer.

References[edit]

  • Kennedy, James Harrison; Day, Wilson M. (1889). The Bench and Bar of Cleveland. The Cleveland Printing and Publishing Co. pp. 279–280.
  • Crabb, W Darwin (1872). Biographical sketches of the state officers, and of the members of the 60th General Assembly of the State of Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State Journal. p. 21.
  • "U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio". United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 2. State of Ohio.
  • "Cleveland Attorney Dies". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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