About William H. Upson
Lived 1823 – 1910 (aged 87). William H. Upson was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
William Hanford Upson (January 11, 1823 – April 13, 1910) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio. From 1869 to 1873, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives
Biography Upson was born in Worthington, Ohio. His parents were Dr. Daniel Upson and Polly Wright. He attended Tallmadge Academy, pursued in classical studies and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1842. He studied law at the Painesville, Ohio office of Reuben Hitchcock, followed by a year at Yale Law School.
Upson was a trustee of Western Reserve College, Oberlin College, and the Lake Erie Female Seminary in Painesville.
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Who was William H. Upson?
American politician (1823–1910)
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William H. Upson was born on 11 January 1823 in Worthington.
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William H. Upson died on 13 April 1910 in Akron.
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William H. Upson was a politician, lawyer and judge.
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William H. Upson was American.
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