Augustus N. Summers

Augustus Neander Summers (June 13, 1856 – May 19, 1927)[1] was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was on the Ohio Supreme Court 1904–1911.

Augustus Neander Summers
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office February 9, 1904 – January 1, 1911
Preceded by	Jacob F. Burket
Succeeded by	Maurice H. Donahue
Personal details
Born	June 13, 1856 Shelby, Ohio
Died	May 19, 1927 (aged 70) Springfield, Ohio
Resting place	Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nellie Thomas
Children	two
Alma mater	Wittenberg College
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Biography

Augustus N. Summers was born at Shelby, Richland County, Ohio. He graduated from Wittenberg College, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi,[1] in 1879, and began study of law in Springfield, being admitted to the bar in 1881. He was elected city attorney in 1885 until 1891. He then was in private practice until 1894, when he was elected a judge on the second circuit.[2]

Summers served as a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1904 to 1911.[3]

Following his electoral defeat in 1910, Summers returned to private practice in Springfield with his partner, George A. Beard. He died in Springfield May 21, 1927, after a lengthy illness, and is interred in Ferncliff cemetery.[1]

Summers married Nellie Thomas of Springfield in 1887.[2] They had two sons.[4]

See also

• List of justices of the Ohio Supreme Court

Notes

1. The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Augustus Neander Summers
2. Smith 1898 volume 2 : 180
3. State of Ohio
4. Reed 1897 : 289

References

• Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. II. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. p. 32.
• Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. 1. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. p. 289.