A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Brown, Runyan, Peters, Needham and Ackerman Families" by David E. Peters, 1926, page 120-121, he received his early education in the district school of Henry Townsip and taught school five years. He entered the Ohio Northern University in the fall of 1889 and was admitted to the bar 25 June 1895. He opened his first law office in Bloomdale, Ohio and was made village solicitor. Later the family moved to Bowling Green where he became very successful in his chosen profession. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1917 and served his second term at Lieutenant Governor in 1922. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention held in San Francisco, California, in 1920, also a delegate to the long drawn-out Democratic National Convention held in New York City in 1924. He is President and stockholder of The State Bank in Bowling Green. he is a member of the State Public Utilities Commission, his term running four years ending February 1, 1929, at a salary of $6,000 per year.
He and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially he is a 32nd degree Mason, Shriner, Elk and I.O.O.F.
A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Brown, Runyan, Peters, Needham and Ackerman Families" by David E. Peters, 1926, page 120-121, he received his early education in the district school of Henry Townsip and taught school five years. He entered the Ohio Northern University in the fall of 1889 and was admitted to the bar 25 June 1895. He opened his first law office in Bloomdale, Ohio and was made village solicitor. Later the family moved to Bowling Green where he became very successful in his chosen profession. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1917 and served his second term at Lieutenant Governor in 1922. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention held in San Francisco, California, in 1920, also a delegate to the long drawn-out Democratic National Convention held in New York City in 1924. He is President and stockholder of The State Bank in Bowling Green. he is a member of the State Public Utilities Commission, his term running four years ending February 1, 1929, at a salary of $6,000 per year.
He and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially he is a 32nd degree Mason, Shriner, Elk and I.O.O.F.
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