Judson Harmon
| Judson Harmon | |
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| 41st United States Attorney General | |
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In office June 11, 1895 – March 4, 1897 |
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| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Richard Olney |
| Succeeded by | Joseph McKenna |
| 45th Governor of Ohio | |
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In office January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913 |
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| Lieutenant |
Francis W. Treadway Atlee Pomerene Hugh L. Nichols |
| Preceded by | Andrew L. Harris |
| Succeeded by | James M. Cox |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 3, 1846 Newtown, Ohio |
| Died | February 22, 1927 (aged 81) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Olive Harmon |
| Alma mater |
Denison University Cincinnati Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Judson Harmon (February 3, 1846 – February 22, 1927) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as United States Attorney General under President Grover Cleveland and later served as the 45th Governor of Ohio.
Harmon was born in Newtown, Ohio. He graduated from Denison University in 1866. He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1869. Harmon was elected judge of the Common Pleas Court in 1876 but left months later to run unsuccessfully for the State Senate. He was elected judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati in 1878 and served until he resigned in 1887 to resume the practice of law.
He was appointed Attorney General by President Cleveland on June 8, 1895 upon the elevation of Richard Olney to become United States Secretary of State. Harmon served out the remainder of Cleveland's second term in office. Shortly after his appointment, Harmon urged Congress to fix some of the weaknesses in the Sherman Antitrust Act. Harmon also issued the most explicit statement of what became known as the American doctrine of absolute sovereignty, "the rules, principles and precedents of international law impose no liability or obligation upon the United States" in a case involving a claim by Mexico for damages from diverting the waters of the Rio Grande.
Harmon was elected as Ohio governor in 1908. In 1910, Harmon was re-elected for a second term as governor, this time defeating future President of the United States Warren G. Harding.
In June 1912, Harmon led the Ohio delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Thete, Harmon was nominated as a candidate for the presidency. That was largely as a favorite son of the State of Ohio, Harmon found support from elsewhere and on the first ballot of the Convention, and he received the votes of 148 delegates. However, since no candidate received the necessary two thirds of the votes, balloting continued.
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