William A. Lynch

William Arnold Lynch (August 4, 1844 – February 6, 1907) was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography Lynch was born in Canton, Ohio, on August 4, 1844, to Arnold Lynch and Frances (née Horan) Lynch. Hus parents, both Irish immigrants, had moved to Ohio in their young adulthood. Arnold Lynch was employed as a surveyor and later held office as county surveyor and recorder of deeds. Arnold Lynch died in 1857, when his son was thirteen years old. Lynch was renominated in 1870, facing off again against McKinley, and was narrowly elected. In 1874, he married Eliza Underhill, with whom he had three daughters. The next year, 1875, Day and Lynch faced off against McKinley in court, the two partners representing a group of coal mine owners, and McKinley representing a group of striking miners. The case involved charges the miners rioted when confronted with strikebreakers, but only one man was convicted.

After leaving private practice, Lynch was exclusively employed working for railroad interests, including the Connotton Valley Railroad and the Pittsburgh, Akron & Western Railroad. From 1903 to 1906, he served as a city councilman in Canton. He practiced law up to his final day, February 6, 1907, aged 62, when he died in the middle of a trial in Lisbon, Ohio.