Jacob A. Kohler

Jacob Adams Kohler was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1886-1887.

Jacob Adams Kohler
circa 1896
18th Ohio Attorney General
In office January 11, 1886 – January 9, 1888
Governor	Joseph B. Foraker
Preceded by	James Lawrence
Succeeded by	David K. Watson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Summit County district
In office January 7, 1884 – January 3, 1886
Preceded by	John Park Alexander
Succeeded by	Frank M. Green
Personal details
Born	August 15, 1835 Reading, Pennsylvania
Died	March 15, 1916 (aged 80) Akron, Ohio
Resting place	Glendale Cemetery, Akron
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Frances H. Coburn
Children	two

Biography

Kohler was born August 15, 1835 at Reading, Pennsylvania. When he was four months old, his family moved to Franklin Township, Summit County, Ohio. He received a public education and went to Lodi Academy. In 1859, he was admitted to the bar, and served as Prosecuting Attorney of Summit County two terms.[1] His first law partner was Sidney Edgerton.[2][3] Kohler married Frances H. Coburn May 16, 1860, and had two sons.[2]

In 1883 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for the Sixty-sixth General Assembly.[1][4] In 1885 he was elected Ohio Attorney General.[5] In 1895, he was elected a Common Pleas Court Judge.[1]

He died March 15, 1916 at his Akron home.[3]

Notes

1. Smith, p. 515.
2. Lane, p. 267.
3. Marvin, p. 189-192.
4. Ohio 1917, p. 299.
5. Smith, p. 512.

References

• Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.
• Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
• Marvin, U. L. (1916). Reports ... Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association ... 37. Ohio State Bar Association. pp. 189–192.
• Lane, Samuel A. (1892). Fifty years and over of Akron and Summit County. Akron: Beacon Job Department. p. 267.
• Jacob A. Kohler at Find a Grave