Jessup Nash Couch (August 3, 1778 – 1821) was a lawyer in the U.S. State of Ohio who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1816-1821.
Jessup Nash Couch | |
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| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| In office July 25, 1815 – June 30, 1821 | |
| Appointed by | Thomas Worthington |
| Preceded by | Thomas Scott |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Burnet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1778 Redding, Connecticut |
| Died | June 30, 1821 (aged 42) Columbus, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
Jessup Couch was born in Redding, Connecticut, and graduated from Yale University in 1802.[1] He came to Chillicothe, Ohio from Connecticut in 1808.[2] He was elected to represent Ross County, Ohio in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 7th General assembly, (December, 1808 – February, 1809).[3] Couch was a trustee of Ohio University from 1809 until 1821.[4]
Couch was appointed July 25, 1815 by Governor Thomas Worthington to fill a vacancy on the Ohio Supreme Court caused by the resignation of Thomas Scott, until the next term would start in February 1816.[5] He was elected to a seven-year term by the legislature, beginning February 1816.[5] He served until his death by consumption.[2] Couch, who never married, died June 30, 1821.[5]
Notes edit
- ^ Reed 1897 : 16
- ^ a b Evans 1917 : 163
- ^ Ohio 1917 : 256
- ^ Walker 1869 : 347
- ^ a b c "Jessup Nash Couch". The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System.
References edit
- Evans, Lyle S, ed. (1917). A standard history of Ross County, Ohio: an authentic narrative of the Past... Vol. 1. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company.
- Gilkey, Elliott Howard, ed. (1901). The Ohio Hundred Year Book: a Handbook of the Public Men and Public Institutions of Ohio ... State of Ohio.
- Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 1. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company.
- Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
- Walker, Charles M (1869). History of Athens County, Ohio And Incidentally of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta etc. Robert Clarke & Co. pp. 346–348.
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