About William V. Marquis
Lived 1828 – 1899 (aged 71). William V. Marquis was an American politician.
William Vance Marquis (May 1, 1828 – December 17, 1899) was an American politician who served as the 22nd lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1890 to 1892 under Governor James E. Campbell.
Biography Marquis was born at Mt. Vernon, Ohio May 1, 1828. He was moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio at age five. He was in merchandising. He worked at his father's store until it closed in 1848. In the 1889 election for Lieutenant Governor, Republican Elbert L. Lampson defeated Democrat Marquis by a margin of 375,090 to 375, 068. Lampson was unseated after serving eighteen days, when the Democratic Ohio State Senate seated Marquis in his place.
Death His wife, Annie, died in August 1868.
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William V. Marquis was born on 1 May 1828 in Mount Vernon.
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William V. Marquis died on 17 December 1899.
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