The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-08

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in Canton ON the 4th day of August,
| 1874
His education was received in the
ward and high school of Canton. He
was studious and Of conspicuous mem
tality. After graduating from the high
school he entered the law Office of
Louis Schaefer where he studied for
| five years. He was admitted to the
| bar in 1865 at the age of 21. In that
same year he was taken into partner
ship by Mr.. Schaefer He practieed
five years, until the dissolving of the
partnership. He continued the prac-
! tice of law alone until the year 1872
when he became partner of Associ-
ate Supreme Justice William r. Day,
under the firm name of Lynch and
Day. In 1878, Austin Lynch, brother
of William A. Lynch, became member
of the firm. The firm name was then
changed to Lynch, Day and Lynch.
LEFT HIS PRACTICE.
In 1882 he severed his active con-
nection with the firm and became iden-
titled with commercial enterprises. He
did not again take an active part be-
fore the bar until two years ago, the
| time of the failure of the Aultman
Co., when he took up matters in con.
nection with the Canton State banl
cases.
LED IN POLITICS.
From the year 1866 until about 20
years later Mr. Lynch was leader in
Stark county Democratic politics. In
1866 he was chosen a county prose
cutor, defeating G. F. Henderson aft
erwards u. S. senator from Nebraska
He was defeated in 1868 for a second
term as county prosecutor by William
Mckinley. Lynch, however, defeated
Mckinley in 1870 in race for the
same Office. Thus Lynch was twice a
political opponent of William McKin-
ley. From 1867 to 1874 he was city
solicitor. During these years he was
an active participant in district pol
itfcs. The nomination, by his party,
as representative of the 18th dis
trict in the national house of represen-
tatives, could have been his on many
different occasions.
HIS COMMERCIAL LIFE
In the pursuit of his commercial en-
terprises Mr.. Lynch became closely
identified with the building of the
Northern Ohio railroad, then known as
the Pittsburg, Akron and Western R.
r., and was also instrumental in Sc
curing the right of way for the build
ing of the w. & l.. E. r. r..
AS president and treasurer of the
| Canton -Massillon Electric Street. Rail-
way company, Mr.. Lynch gave over
his time to the construction and man
agement of the city street car lines
| of Canton and Massillon.
During that administration the in
terurban line between Canton and
Massillon was built and its service ex-
| tended to Navarro. The city lines of
Canton were changed from a narrow
to a standard gauge and the first at,
tempts were made in double track i'm.
provements under his regime.
WAS PIONEER.
| Besides being the pioneer in electric
railroad building in this part of the
state Mr.. Lynch was considered as
the pioneer builder of electric inter.
urban lines of America, the Canton
Massillon interurban line being the
first strictly interurban line of the
country. He and his colleagues, the
late H. c. Fogle, the late Judge Un-
derhill and Arthur Underhill, also own.
ed the Canton Heat light and Power
company. Mr.. Lynch retired from
the street railway business upon the
selling of the properties to the syndi
cate in 1902.
APPOINTED RECEIVER.
He was appointed receiver of the G
Aultman company in 1893 and contin
ued as such until year later when
he took over the holdings of that com
pany and organized the Aultman com
tial basis. He was president and treas
urer of the company until its failure
in 1904.
| RESUMED THE LAW.
During the year 1904 he again took
up law in the effort to rebuild the large
fortune he had lost through the fail
ure of the Aultman company He
was, as is well known, an active mem
ber of the Stark county bar from thai
time until his death at Lisbon Wednes
day.
For years he was member of the
Canton board Of trade and took an ac
tive interest in its proceedings. Hs
was also member of the commission
in charge of the construction OF thG
Auditorium.
AS trustee of the Mckinley Nation
al Memorial association Mr.. Lyncl
would have takeI an important part II