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Bellamy Storer

1796 – 1875

Cincinnati politician

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About Bellamy Storer

Lived 1796 – 1875 (aged 79). Bellamy Storer was an American politician, lawyer, university teacher and judge.

Bellamy Storer (March 26, 1796 – June 1, 1875) was a U.S. representative from Ohio, father of Bellamy Storer.

Born in Portland in Massachusetts' District of Maine, Storer attended private schools in his native city. He entered Bowdoin College in Brunswick in 1809. He studied law in Boston. He was admitted to the bar in Portland in 1817 and commenced practice in Cincinnati, Ohio, the same year.

Storer was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress, taking a job as a professor in Cincinnati Law School 1855–1874. He was a Whig Presidential elector in 1844 for Clay/Frelinghuysen. He was nominated by the Whigs in 1851 for the Ohio Supreme Court, but lost. He served as judge of the superior court of Cincinnati from its organization in 1854 until 1872, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 1, 1875. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.

He was a trustee of Ohio University beginning in 1866. A bust of Storer was sculpted by Moses Jacob Ezekiel.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Bowdoin College
Positions held
United States representative, Trustee of Ohio University
Employers
University of Cincinnati College of Law, University of Cincinnati

Family & relationships

Child
Bellamy Storer (1847–1922)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bellamy Storer?

cincinnati politician (1796-1875)

When was Bellamy Storer born?

Bellamy Storer was born on 26 March 1796 in Portland.

When did Bellamy Storer die?

Bellamy Storer died on 1 June 1875 in Cincinnati.

What was Bellamy Storer's occupation?

Bellamy Storer was a politician, lawyer, university teacher and judge.

What nationality was Bellamy Storer?

Bellamy Storer was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bellamy Storer

· Wikidata: Q815796

· DBpedia: Bellamy Storer (Ohio politician)

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