Milton Sutliff | |
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Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
In office February 9, 1858 – February 9, 1863 | |
Preceded by | Ozias Bowen |
Succeeded by | Rufus P. Ranney |
Personal details | |
Born | Trumbull County, Ohio | October 16, 1806
Died | April 24, 1878 Warren, Ohio | (aged 71)
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
Political party | |
Alma mater | Western Reserve College |
Milton Sutliff (October 6 or 16, [1] 1806 – April 24, 1878) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was a member of the Ohio Senate for one year and an Ohio Supreme Court Judge from 1858 to 1863.
Milton Sutliff was born in Warren, Ohio; [2] other sources that give his birthplace as Vernon [1] refer to Vernon Township. He was the fifth of seven children born to Samuel Sutliff (1765–1840) [3] and Ruth (Granger) Sutliff (1770–1843), [4] a cousin of Gideon Granger. [5] The town of Sutliff, Iowa was named after his elder brother Allen C. Sutliff (1796–1873).
As a young adult, he traveled through the South, and became an Abolitionist. He returned to Warren in 1830 and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1834. [6] That year he also founded the Anti-Slavery Society of the Western Reserve, after being instrumental in founding the National Anti-Slavery Society in 1833 in Philadelphia. He also was admitted to the bar in 1834. [6] In 1839 he formed a partnership with Henry W. King. [7]
In 1849, as a Freesoiler, Sutliff was elected to represent Trumbull and Geauga counties in the Ohio Senate for the 49th General Assembly. [8]
In 1857, Sutliff was nominated by the Republican Party for Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court, and defeated Democrat Henry C. Whitman in the general election. [9] He was not re-nominated in 1862. In 1872, Sutliff was nominated by the Democrats for United States Representative from Ohio's 19th congressional district, but lost to James A. Garfield. [10]
Sutliff died of apoplexy during a violent storm in Warren. [11] [12] He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in the family plot. His estate, valued at $500,000, [13] left $10,000 in property to the city of Warren to help establish a library. The Warren Public Library was dedicated February 3, 1906, including its Sutliff lecture room. [7]