An excerpt from:
Sluff of History’s Boot Soles
An Anecdotal History of Dayton’s Bench and Bar
By David C. Greer
Peter Odlin came to Ohio shortly after being admitted to the bar in 1819. One of his bar examiners was Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem. He spent ten years as prosecuting attorney of Perry County then moved to Dayton in 1832.
In 1830 and 1831 Odlin had been a member of the Ohio legislature and in 1869 served a term in the senate.
He had two sons in the Union army and the war was a real presence in his life. Elected to the general assembly in 1861, he was chairman of the committee on finance through the war. He was a close associate of Lewis B. Gunckel, both in the practice of law and the actions of the state legislature. He was instrumental in revising the tax laws and providing revenues for the extraordinary expenses incurred by the state’s contribution to the Union war effort. He was the author of the bill that gave soldiers in the field the right to vote, a piece of legislation that helped turn back the rising tide of Copperhead sentiment. He was also the author of the law prohibiting the sale of liquor on election days.
He was a founder of the Third Street Presbyterian Church. He was President of the Dayton branch of the State Bank of Ohio until the expiration of the bank’s charter, and served many years as president of the Dayton National Bank.
The law firm of Odlin & Schenck was one of the leading firms in southwestern Ohio for ten years. After it was dissolved in 1844, Odlin practiced for six years with Peter Lowe’s brother John.
His confidence in one of his business clients led him to guarantee substantial loans which went sour, and Odlin gave all of this own assets to creditors. He lost everything in his old age and this might be why he was still arguing cases in court until his death at the age of eighty.
Sluff of History’s Boot Soles
An Anecdotal History of Dayton’s Bench and Bar
By David C. Greer
Peter Odlin came to Ohio shortly after being admitted to the bar in 1819. One of his bar examiners was Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem. He spent ten years as prosecuting attorney of Perry County then moved to Dayton in 1832.
In 1830 and 1831 Odlin had been a member of the Ohio legislature and in 1869 served a term in the senate.
He had two sons in the Union army and the war was a real presence in his life. Elected to the general assembly in 1861, he was chairman of the committee on finance through the war. He was a close associate of Lewis B. Gunckel, both in the practice of law and the actions of the state legislature. He was instrumental in revising the tax laws and providing revenues for the extraordinary expenses incurred by the state’s contribution to the Union war effort. He was the author of the bill that gave soldiers in the field the right to vote, a piece of legislation that helped turn back the rising tide of Copperhead sentiment. He was also the author of the law prohibiting the sale of liquor on election days.
He was a founder of the Third Street Presbyterian Church. He was President of the Dayton branch of the State Bank of Ohio until the expiration of the bank’s charter, and served many years as president of the Dayton National Bank.
The law firm of Odlin & Schenck was one of the leading firms in southwestern Ohio for ten years. After it was dissolved in 1844, Odlin practiced for six years with Peter Lowe’s brother John.
His confidence in one of his business clients led him to guarantee substantial loans which went sour, and Odlin gave all of this own assets to creditors. He lost everything in his old age and this might be why he was still arguing cases in court until his death at the age of eighty.
An excerpt from:
Sluff of History’s Boot Soles
An Anecdotal History of Dayton’s Bench and Bar
By David C. Greer
Peter Odlin came to Ohio shortly after being admitted to the bar in 1819. One of his bar examiners was Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem. He spent ten years as prosecuting attorney of Perry County then moved to Dayton in 1832.
In 1830 and 1831 Odlin had been a member of the Ohio legislature and in 1869 served a term in the senate.
He had two sons in the Union army and the war was a real presence in his life. Elected to the general assembly in 1861, he was chairman of the committee on finance through the war. He was a close associate of Lewis B. Gunckel, both in the practice of law and the actions of the state legislature. He was instrumental in revising the tax laws and providing revenues for the extraordinary expenses incurred by the state’s contribution to the Union war effort. He was the author of the bill that gave soldiers in the field the right to vote, a piece of legislation that helped turn back the rising tide of Copperhead sentiment. He was also the author of the law prohibiting the sale of liquor on election days.
He was a founder of the Third Street Presbyterian Church. He was President of the Dayton branch of the State Bank of Ohio until the expiration of the bank’s charter, and served many years as president of the Dayton National Bank.
The law firm of Odlin & Schenck was one of the leading firms in southwestern Ohio for ten years. After it was dissolved in 1844, Odlin practiced for six years with Peter Lowe’s brother John.
His confidence in one of his business clients led him to guarantee substantial loans which went sour, and Odlin gave all of this own assets to creditors. He lost everything in his old age and this might be why he was still arguing cases in court until his death at the age of eighty.
Sluff of History’s Boot Soles
An Anecdotal History of Dayton’s Bench and Bar
By David C. Greer
Peter Odlin came to Ohio shortly after being admitted to the bar in 1819. One of his bar examiners was Francis Scott Key, author of the national anthem. He spent ten years as prosecuting attorney of Perry County then moved to Dayton in 1832.
In 1830 and 1831 Odlin had been a member of the Ohio legislature and in 1869 served a term in the senate.
He had two sons in the Union army and the war was a real presence in his life. Elected to the general assembly in 1861, he was chairman of the committee on finance through the war. He was a close associate of Lewis B. Gunckel, both in the practice of law and the actions of the state legislature. He was instrumental in revising the tax laws and providing revenues for the extraordinary expenses incurred by the state’s contribution to the Union war effort. He was the author of the bill that gave soldiers in the field the right to vote, a piece of legislation that helped turn back the rising tide of Copperhead sentiment. He was also the author of the law prohibiting the sale of liquor on election days.
He was a founder of the Third Street Presbyterian Church. He was President of the Dayton branch of the State Bank of Ohio until the expiration of the bank’s charter, and served many years as president of the Dayton National Bank.
The law firm of Odlin & Schenck was one of the leading firms in southwestern Ohio for ten years. After it was dissolved in 1844, Odlin practiced for six years with Peter Lowe’s brother John.
His confidence in one of his business clients led him to guarantee substantial loans which went sour, and Odlin gave all of this own assets to creditors. He lost everything in his old age and this might be why he was still arguing cases in court until his death at the age of eighty.
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