Timothy C. Day
Timothy Crane Day | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's first district | |
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
Preceded by | David T. Disney |
Succeeded by | George H. Pendleton |
Personal details | |
Born | (1819-01-08)January 8, 1819 Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
Died | April 15, 1869(1869-04-15) (aged 50) Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
Political party | Opposition |
Timothy Crane Day (January 8, 1819 – April 15, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Day attended the public schools. Day worked as a printer and engraver from 1838 to 1840. When his older brother died in 1850, he took his job as one of the editors and proprietors of the Cincinnati Enquirer.[1] Disposed of his interests in that paper in 1852 and made a tour of Europe.
Day was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). Day Ran as an Anti-Nebraska, or anti-slavery, candidate.[2] He declined renomination in 1856 because of ill health and retired from active business. Day endowed the Ohio Mechanics Institute toward establishing a permanent library.[1] When this library closed, the bequeath was transferred to the University of Cincinnati's College of Applied Science in 1911 and bears his name as the Timothy C. Day Technical Library.[3] He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 15, 1869. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b Grace, Kevin (Jan 4, 2012). Legendary Locals of Cincinnati. Arcadia Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 9781467100021. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ Roseboom, Eugene H (1944). Wittke, Carl (ed.). The History of The State of Ohio. The Civil War Era, 1850-1873. Vol. 4. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society. pp. 281, 297.
- ^ Gottlieb, Dan. "Research Guides: Collection Policies: College of Applied Science". guides.libraries.uc.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- United States Congress. "Timothy C. Day (id: D000161)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district 1855–1857 | Succeeded by |
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