Joseph T. Tracy

Joseph Trimble Tracy (December 28, 1865 – January 2, 1952), was a Republican politician from the U.S. State of Ohio. He was the Ohio State Auditor for sixteen years.

Life and career Joseph T. Tracy was born while his parents, Noah and Nancy Ann Freeman Tracy, were living temporarily at Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa on December 28, 1865. Shortly after his birth, they moved back to Scioto County, Ohio, where Joseph grew up on a farm. He attended the Normal School at West Union, Ohio, and was a school teacher and county school examiner for five years. He then was deputy clerk of courts for Scioto County. He held that office for fourteen years, and helped establish accounting systems in seventy cities. He developed a statewide reputation that lead to his election as a Republican to Ohio State Auditor in 1920. He was re-elected in 1924, 1928 and 1932.

Tracy was married to Alnore Arnold of Portsmouth, Ohio on April 11, 1894. She died January 9, 1921, the day before Tracy was first inaugurated as Auditor. She had five children. Alnore was buried at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio. Joseph T. Tracy was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Knights of Pythias, and the King Avenue Methodist Church in Columbus.

Joseph T. Tracy died at Columbus on January 2, 1952, and is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery.