Evening star., 1927-02-22
EX-GOV. HARMON
OF OHIO IS DEAD
End Comes Unexpectedly to
Attorney General in CIeve-
lands Cabinet.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, February a.
Judson Harmon, former Governor OF
Ohio, died today.
Mr.. Harmon was taken Ill several
days ago, when it was stated his all
ment was believed to be of minor
nature. He was 81 years old and one
Of Ohio's leading lawyers and states
men.
Mr.. Harmon died Unexpectedly. He
is survived by three daughters, Mrs
Abigail Harmon Wright, Cincinnati
Mrs. George Cassatt, London, Eng
land, and Mrs. Alfred c. Cassatt, Gin
cinnati.
Former Gov. Harmon made notable
record as a lawyer and statesman
and became a figure Of national prom
inence through his service to his home
State and to the country. From the
time he attained his ma aiority until the
last few years of his life he was en-.
gagged in public service most of the
time.
Mayor and Judge.
He had served as mayor. judge OF
common pleas and circuit courts In
Ohio, Attorney General of the United
States and Governor Of Ohio for two
highest honor from his party, he fig
ured prominently at several Demo.
cratic national conventions as pos
sible nominee for President. In 1904
the Ohio delegation was instructed for
him, but at his request his name was
not presented. He had strong fol
lowing in the 1912 convention and re-
ceived votes on several of the early
ballots.
Mr. Harmon's public service be.
gan with his election as mayor OF
Wyoming, Ohio. which Office he held
In 1875-78. In the latter year he was
elected Judge of the Court Of Common
Pleas, and two years later went on
the bench of the Superior Court
After a service of nearly nine years
senior member Of the law firm OF
Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith 4 Head
ley. William Howard Taft, chief
justice of the United States, was ap-
pointed by J. B. Foraker, then gov
ernor, to succeed him on the Superior
Court bench
Named Attorney General.
The character of his service on
two Ohio court benches and the prom
inence he attained in important litiea-
ton directed national attention tc
Judge Harmon and resulted in his
appointment as Attorney General OF
the United States by President Cleve-
land In the latter's second administra-
tion. Judge Harmon served from
1898 until the end of the administra-
ton. In 1897, and during that time
personally conducted many important
suits In which the Government was
involved.
Although of opposite political faith.
President Roosevelt recognized the
ability of Judge Harmon and in 1904
appointed him a delegate to represent
the United States at the Universal
Congress OF Lawyers and Jurists.
President Roosevelt also appointed
him to investigate charges of rebate
which had been fled against the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
way Co. He resigned after submit
ting his report sustaining the charges
ana after the President refused to per-
NIT prosecution of the railroad.
Judge Harmon was appointed In
1899 receiver for the Baltimore a Ohio
Southwestern Railroad and six years
later acted in the same capacity for
the Cincinnati. Hamilton 4 DAYTON.
Pere Marquette and Toledo Railroads.
Elected Governor In 1908.
Judge Harmon was elected Governor
Of Ohio in 1908 and was reelected two
years later, defeating Warren G. Hard.
ing.
He was born at Newton. Ohio. near
Cincinnati, February 8, 1S46, the son
of the Rev. b. F. Harmon and Julia
Bronson Harmon. He was educated
at Denison University, from which he
was graduated in 1855. Three wears
later he received his degree in law
from the Cincinnati Law School and
began practice at Cincinnati He was
elected president of the Ohio State
Bar Association in 1ss7 and the same
year was named professor of law at
the Cincinnati Law School. Upon the
establishment of the Cincinnati bra nch
of the Federal Reserve Bank ne was
named a director.
Judge Harmon married Olivia SEQ.
bey, daughter OF DR.. william H
Scobey Of Hamilton, in June 1870.
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