Arthur Hiram Day | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Installed | January 1, 1935 |
| Term ended | December 31, 1940 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 1, 1890 Pandora, Ohio |
| Died |
January 11, 1967 (aged 76) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse |
Clara Loring Gertrude Medlin Bixby Kathryn Mullen |
| Children | two |
| Alma mater |
Ohio Wesleyan University Cleveland Law School |
Arthur Hiram Day (February 1, 1890 – January 11, 1967) was a Republican lawyer from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He was an Ohio State Senator and served a six-year term as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Biography[]
Arthur Hiram Day was born on February 1, 1890 at Pandora, Putnam County, Ohio to Dr. Hiram and Jessie Ayres Day.[1][2] He received an A.B. Degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1912, and attended the Case Western Reserve University School of Law for one year,[1] graduated from Cleveland Law School in 1916, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1916.[2] He was Republican nominee for the Ohio House of Representatives in 1916.[2] He was a captain in the Infantry 1918-1999, member of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in World War I, and was wounded in action August 5, 1918.[2]
Day was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1921 and 1922, and served again in 1925.[1] He was elected to the Cleveland Municipal Court in 1931, and to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in 1932. He was elected to a six-year term to the Ohio Supreme Court in November 1934, and served January 1, 1935 to December 31, 1940.[1] He ran in the Republican United States Senate primary against Robert A. Taft in 1938, but lost.[3] He ran for re-election to the court in November, 1940, but lost to Gilbert Bettman.[1]
Day lost election for Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney in 1941, and was elected again to the Court of Common Pleas in 1942.[1] He served four terms, was re-elected to a fifth but died before serving any of it on January 11, 1967. He died in Cleveland, and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.[1]
Family[]
Arthur H. Day was married to Clara Loring on January 28, 1919.[2] He later married Gertrude Medlin Bixby, who had two children and died in 1940. He then married Kathryn Mullen.[1]
Early in life, Arthur H. Day was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Masons, Loyal Order of Moose, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Delta Theta Phi.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Arthur H. Day". The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System. http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/SCO/formerjustices/bios/dayAH.asp. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Neff, William B, ed (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 358. https://books.google.com/books?id=DgwwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA358.
- ↑ "Primary to Draw Out Record Vote". August 8, 1938. p. 1. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/evening-independent/1938-08-08/page-1/. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
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