Allen T. Brinsmade
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 by | Worthy S. Streator |
| Succeeded by | William Bingham H. W. Curtiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1837 Claridon, Geauga County, Ohio |
| Died | November 16, 1913 (aged 76) Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Western Reserve College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | 150th Ohio Infantry |
| Years of service | 1864 |
| Battles/wars | American 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]- ^ a b c Kennedy & Day, p. 279.
- ^ a b Crabb, p. 21.
- ^ a b c d e f Kennedy & Day, p. 280.
- ^ Taylor & Taylor, p. 67.
- ^ Sixth Circuit.
- ^ 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.