Lyman R. Critchfield

American politician

Lyman R. Critchfield


8th Ohio Attorney General
In office January 12, 1863 – January 9, 1865
Governor	David Tod John Brough
Preceded by	James Murray
Succeeded by	William P. Richardson

Personal details
Born	(1831-05-22)May 22, 1831 Danville, Ohio
Died	November 28, 1917(1917-11-28) (aged 86) Millersburg, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Adelaide Margaret Shaffer
Children	Seven
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan University
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Lyman R. Critchfield (May 22, 1831 – November 28, 1917) was a Democratic politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1863 to 1865.

Lyman R. Critchfield was born May 22, 1831, at Danville, Knox County, Ohio. His family moved to Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio, in 1834. He attended public schools and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University.^[1] He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1853, when he began practicing in Millersburg. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Holmes County in 1859 and re-elected in 1861. He resigned in 1862 when elected as State Attorney General.^[1]

In 1862 Critchfield was nominated by the Democratic Party for Attorney General, and defeated Republican Chauncey N. Olds in the general election. In 1864, he ran again and was defeated by Republican William P. Richardson.^[2] In 1868 he lost the election for Ohio's 14th congressional district to Martin Welker.^[3]

In 1887, he was nominated for Supreme Court Judge, but lost to Republican William T. Spear. In 1888 he tried again and lost to Joseph Perry Bradbury.^[4]

Lyman R. Critchfield married Adelaide Margaret Shaffer on October 2, 1854, and had seven children. He was a Mason, and Methodist Episcopal by faith. In later years he lived in Wooster, Ohio.^[1] Adelaide burned to death in 1895, and Lyman died at his desk at Millersburg in 1917.^[5]^{[unreliable source?]}^[6]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Powell 1913 : 124–125
^ Smith 1898 : 150 ,188
^ Smith 1898 : 259
^ Smith 1898 : 541, 566
^ Critchfield Family Tree, rootsweb.com
^ Charles Burleigh Galbreath (1925). History of Ohio. Vol. 3. American Historical Society.

References

Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. Vol. 2. The Ohio Publishing Company.
Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.