Silas A. Conrad
{{Short description|American politician (1840–1913)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Silas A. Conrad
| image =
| office = 19th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
| term_start = 1887
| term_end = 1888
| preceded =
| succeeded =
| state_senate2 = Ohio
| district2 = 21st
| term_start2 = 1886
| term_end2 = 1888
| predecessor2 = John V. Lewis
| successor2 = Thomas C. Snyder
| state_house3 = Ohio
| district3 = Stark County
| term_start3 = 1880
| term_end3 = 1884
| alongside3 = Thomas C. Snyder
| predecessor3 = Daniel Worley and Richard G. Williams
| successor3 = Leander C. Cole and John McBride
| birth_date = {{birth date|1840|6|7}}
| birth_place = Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1913|9|11|1840|6|7}}
| death_place = Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
| resting_place = Massillon City Cemetery
| party = Republican
}}
Silas A. Conrad (June 7, 1840 – September 11, 1913) was an American politician who served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1887 to 1888 under Governor Joseph B. Foraker.
Biography
Silas A. Conrad was born on June 7, 1840.{{cite web |title="Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953 |url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8XZ-C72 |publisher=FamilySearch |accessdate=2013-06-15}}
Conrad served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing Stark County from 1880 to 1884. He served as a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 21st district from 1886 to 1888. He served as president pro tempore of the Ohio Senate, succeeding John O'Neill in the 1886 to 1888 term.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/OhioStatesmenAndHundredYearBookFrom1788To1892/page/n389/mode/2up |title=Ohio Statesmen and Hundred Year Book |last=Taylor |first=W. A. |year=1892 |pages=385–386, 388, 409, 417 |publisher=The Westbote Co., State Printers |access-date=2023-09-13 |via=Archive.org}}{{Open access}} Conrad served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1887 to 1888 under Governor Joseph B. Foraker.{{cite web |title=Lieutenant Governors Of The State Of Ohio: 1852 - Present |url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/HistoricalElectionComparisons/Lieutenant%20Governors%20of%20the%20State%20of%20Ohio%201852%20-%20present.aspx |publisher=Ohio Secretary of State | access-date=2012-01-24}}
He died in Massillon, Ohio on September 11, 1913.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52602935/massillon-banker-dies/ |title=Massillon Banker Dies |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Massillon, Ohio |page=6 |date=1913-09-12 |access-date=2020-06-01 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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Category:People from Massillon, Ohio
Category:Lieutenant governors of Ohio
Category:Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:Presidents of the Ohio Senate
Category:19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly
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