Godwin Volney Dorsey (November 17, 1812 – May 15, 1885)[1][2] was a Democrat and later Republican politician in the state of Ohio and was Ohio State Treasurer from 1862 to 1865.
Godwin Volney Dorsey | |
|---|---|
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| 11th Ohio State Treasurer | |
| In office January 14, 1862 – September 25, 1865 | |
| Governor | David Tod John Brough Charles Anderson |
| Preceded by | Alfred P. Stone |
| Succeeded by | William Hooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1812 Oxford, Ohio |
| Died | May 15, 1885 (aged 72) Piqua, Ohio |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Union Cemetery, Piqua |
| Political party | Democratic, Republican |
| Alma mater | Miami University Ohio Medical College |
Godwin Dorsey was born November 17, 1812, at Oxford Butler County, Ohio.[3] He graduated from Miami University, and from the Medical College of Ohio in 1836. He then settled in Piqua, Ohio.[4]
Presidential elector in 1848 for Cass/Butler.[5] He was a Democratic delegate to the 1850 Ohio Constitutional Convention, and a member of the Democratic National Convention in 1856.[4] He was the Democratic nominee for the 4th congressional district in 1854, but lost with 30% of the vote.[6] In 1856 he lost to Matthias H. Nichols by 245 votes for the same district.[7] In 1859, he ran for Ohio State Auditor, but lost to Republican Robert Walker Tayler, Sr.[8]
Dorsey was elected as Ohio State Treasurer as a Republican in 1861 and 1863 and was a member of the Republican National Convention in 1864.[4] He resigned as Treasurer September 25, 1865.[9] David Tod was Elector-at-large in 1868 for Grant/Colfax. He died before the meeting of electors, and was replaced by Dorsey.[4]
He died in Piqua May 15, 1885.[2][10] He was buried at Forest Hill Union Cemetery in Piqua.[11]
Notes edit
- ^ Fraternity, Phi Delta Theta (1912). "Annual Circular Letters of the ... Active Chapters of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity".
- ^ a b "Troy Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ Miami County, p. 584.
- ^ a b c d Smith 1898, p. 143.
- ^ Taylor 1899, p. 255.
- ^ Smith 1898, p. 27.
- ^ Smith 1898, p. 65.
- ^ Smith 1898, p. 95.
- ^ Wikoff 1875, p. 12.
- ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- ^ G. V. Dorsey at Find a Grave
References edit
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 255.
- The History of Miami County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its ... Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co. 1880.
- Wikoff, Allen T. (1875). Annual report of the secretary of state to the Governor of the state of Ohio for the year 1874. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. p. 12.
External links edit
- G. V. Dorsey at Find a Grave
- "MS-71 Dorsey Collection". Piqua Public Library. Retrieved 2013-06-29.