Lewis C. Laylin
{{Short description|American politician (1848–1923)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Lewis Cass Laylin
|image=Lewis C. Laylin 1903.jpg
|order=29th
|office=Ohio Secretary of State
|term_start=January 14, 1901
|term_end =January 14, 1907
|governor=George K. Nash
Myron T. Herrick
|preceded=Charles Kinney
|succeeded=Carmi Thompson
|party=Republican
|birth_date={{birth date|1848|09|28}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1923|11|17|1848|09|28}}
|birth_place=Norwalk, Ohio, US
|death_place=Norwalk, Ohio, US
|restingplace=Woodlawn Cemetery
|spouse=Frances L. Dewey
|children=three
}}
Lewis Cass Laylin{{cite book |title=The Biographical Annals of Ohio |first1=F E |last1=Scobey |first2=E W |last2=Doty |year=1905 |publisher=Springfield Publishing Company |location=Springfield, Ohio |page=533 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2g1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA533}} (28 September 1848 – 17 November 1923) was a Republican politician who was in the Ohio House of Representatives, and was Ohio Secretary of State from 1901 to 1907.
Early life
Laylin was born September 28, 1848, in Norwalk, Ohio. He graduated from Norwalk High School in 1867. In 1869, he was elected superintendent of the Bellevue public schools. He began study of law, and was admitted to the bar March 13, 1876.Gilkey 1901 : 422
Biography
Laylin was city clerk of Norwalk two years, a member of the Huron County board of school examiners twelve years, and president of the Norwalk City board of examiners three years. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Huron County in 1879, and served for seven years.
Laylin represented Huron County in the Ohio House of representatives from 1888 to 1893, in the 68th, 69th and 70th General Assemblies, selected by his peers as Speaker of the House in the 70th in 1892–1893.Gilkey 1901 : 231
Laylin was nominated in 1900 by the Republican Party for Ohio secretary of state, and re-elected twice, serving a total of six years from 1901 to 1907.
Married November 3, 1880, to Frances L Dewey of Norwalk, and had three sons. He was a Mason. He died November 17, 1923.
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References
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- {{cite book |title=The Ohio Hundred Year Book: a Handbook of the Public Men and Public Institutions of Ohio ... |publisher=State of Ohio |editor-first=Elliott Howard |editor-last=Gilkey |ref=gilk01|year=1901 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oUkVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA422}}
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Category:Secretaries of state of Ohio
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