About Joseph McGhee
Lived 1872 – 1951 (aged 79). Joseph McGhee was an American lawyer.
Joseph McGhee (October 6, 1872 – November 27, 1951) was a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Ohio Attorney General 1917–1919.
Biography
Joseph McGhee was born at Coalton, Jackson County, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio in 1895. He taught school, and studied law with Judge James Tripp at Jackson, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar at Columbus in 1898. He then practiced at Jackson. In 1902 he was married to Margaret Becker of Logan, Ohio.
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Joseph McGhee was born on 6 October 1872 in Coalton.
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Joseph McGhee died on 27 November 1951 in Columbus.
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Joseph McGhee was a lawyer.
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Joseph McGhee was American.
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