George K. Nash
| George Kilbon Nash | |
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1905 portrait by Charles T. Webber
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| 41st Governor of Ohio | |
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In office January 8, 1900 – January 11, 1904 |
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| Lieutenant | |
| Preceded by | Asa S. Bushnell |
| Succeeded by | Myron T. Herrick |
| 15th Ohio Attorney General | |
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In office January 12, 1880 – April 16, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | Isaiah Pillars |
| Succeeded by | David Hollingsworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 14, 1842 Medina County, Ohio |
| Died | October 28, 1904 (aged 62) Columbus, Ohio |
| Resting place | Green Lawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Adeline Ayres |
| Children | Mary Nash |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Unit | 150th Ohio Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
George Kilbon Nash (August 14, 1842 – October 28, 1904) was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 41st Governor of Ohio.
Nash was born in York Township, Medina County, Ohio. He attended the preparatory school at Western Reserve College. At 20 years of age he entered Oberlin College and stayed until his sophomore year, when he enlisted as a private in the One hundred fiftieth regiment of the Ohio National Guard of the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war he studied law in the offices of Robert B. Warden, who had been a justice on the Ohio Supreme Court. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 in Columbus, Ohio. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Franklin County, Ohio in 1870, and re-elected in 1872. He re-entered private practice, and in 1876 lost a bid for Congress, and lost for Ohio Attorney General in 1877. In October, 1879, he was elected Ohio Attorney General. In 1881 he was re-elected. In 1883, he was appointed a member of the Supreme Court Commission of Ohio for two years. He then devoted time to lucrative private practice, including significant railroad litigation, and party politics. Nash served as Governor of Ohio from January 8, 1900 to January 11, 1904.
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