U.S. Congressman. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he taught in the public schools of Ohio at Zanesville and Columbus while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practiced as an attorney in Osceola, Missouri from 1864 to 1867. He then returned to Ohio to practice law in Columbus. In 1874, he became the prosecuting attorney of Franklin County until 1878. Elected as a Democrat to represent Ohio's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1885 to 1895. When the Congressional Districts were realigned, he represented Ohio's 9th District from 1891 to 1893, and the 12th District from 1893 to 1895. While a member of Congress, he was the chairman of the committee on Pacific Railroads, and a member of the committee on Military Affairs. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1894 and was appointed by President Grover Cleveland to the Board of Ordnance and Fortification from 1895 to 1899. In 1904, he became the dean of Ohio State University until his death in 1907.
Joseph was the son of George Outhwaite, who was born in England, and Harriet (Hodson/Hodgson) Outhwaite. When Joseph and his older brother George were young, the family moved from Cleveland to Zanesville, Ohio, where their mother, Harriet, died in 1847. Later that year, their father remarried to Mary Ann Pool of Zanesville, formerly of Loudoun Co., Virginia. George and Mary Ann had four children together (Mary Frances, Susan L., Charles F., and William F.), who are Joseph's step-siblings. Joseph's older brother, George M. Outhwaite, also became a lawyer. The two had a law practice together in Osceola, Missouri, in the early 1870s. In 1870, Joseph married Ellen Peabody of Zanesville. They had three children, two of whom survived to adulthood.
Joseph was the son of George Outhwaite, who was born in England, and Harriet (Hodson/Hodgson) Outhwaite. When Joseph and his older brother George were young, the family moved from Cleveland to Zanesville, Ohio, where their mother, Harriet, died in 1847. Later that year, their father remarried to Mary Ann Pool of Zanesville, formerly of Loudoun Co., Virginia. George and Mary Ann had four children together (Mary Frances, Susan L., Charles F., and William F.), who are Joseph's step-siblings. Joseph's older brother, George M. Outhwaite, also became a lawyer. The two had a law practice together in Osceola, Missouri, in the early 1870s. In 1870, Joseph married Ellen Peabody of Zanesville. They had three children, two of whom survived to adulthood.
U.S. Congressman. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he taught in the public schools of Ohio at Zanesville and Columbus while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practiced as an attorney in Osceola, Missouri from 1864 to 1867. He then returned to Ohio to practice law in Columbus. In 1874, he became the prosecuting attorney of Franklin County until 1878. Elected as a Democrat to represent Ohio's 13th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1885 to 1895. When the Congressional Districts were realigned, he represented Ohio's 9th District from 1891 to 1893, and the 12th District from 1893 to 1895. While a member of Congress, he was the chairman of the committee on Pacific Railroads, and a member of the committee on Military Affairs. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1894 and was appointed by President Grover Cleveland to the Board of Ordnance and Fortification from 1895 to 1899. In 1904, he became the dean of Ohio State University until his death in 1907.
Joseph was the son of George Outhwaite, who was born in England, and Harriet (Hodson/Hodgson) Outhwaite. When Joseph and his older brother George were young, the family moved from Cleveland to Zanesville, Ohio, where their mother, Harriet, died in 1847. Later that year, their father remarried to Mary Ann Pool of Zanesville, formerly of Loudoun Co., Virginia. George and Mary Ann had four children together (Mary Frances, Susan L., Charles F., and William F.), who are Joseph's step-siblings. Joseph's older brother, George M. Outhwaite, also became a lawyer. The two had a law practice together in Osceola, Missouri, in the early 1870s. In 1870, Joseph married Ellen Peabody of Zanesville. They had three children, two of whom survived to adulthood.
Joseph was the son of George Outhwaite, who was born in England, and Harriet (Hodson/Hodgson) Outhwaite. When Joseph and his older brother George were young, the family moved from Cleveland to Zanesville, Ohio, where their mother, Harriet, died in 1847. Later that year, their father remarried to Mary Ann Pool of Zanesville, formerly of Loudoun Co., Virginia. George and Mary Ann had four children together (Mary Frances, Susan L., Charles F., and William F.), who are Joseph's step-siblings. Joseph's older brother, George M. Outhwaite, also became a lawyer. The two had a law practice together in Osceola, Missouri, in the early 1870s. In 1870, Joseph married Ellen Peabody of Zanesville. They had three children, two of whom survived to adulthood.
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