Hugh L. Nichols
| Hugh Llewellyn Nichols | |
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| 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
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In office March 1, 1911 – January 13, 1913 |
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| Governor | Judson Harmon |
| Preceded by | Atlee Pomerene |
| Succeeded by | W. A. Greenlund |
| Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
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In office September 22, 1913 – December 31, 1920 |
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| Appointed by | James M. Cox |
| Succeeded by | Carrington T. Marshall |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 2nd & 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1898 – December 31, 1899 |
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| Preceded by | Lee A. Tissander |
| Succeeded by | Emmons B. Stivers, W. F. Roudebush |
| Personal details | |
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March 25, 1865 New Richmond, Ohio |
| Died | December 29, 1942 (aged 77) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Batavia Union Cemetery, Batavia, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Dean Sterling |
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Hugh Llewellyn Nichols (March 25, 1865 – December 29, 1942) was an American politician who served as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1911 to 1913 and Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio 1913 to 1920.
Hugh L. Nichols was born March 25, 1865 at New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio from parents of Scotch-Irish descent. He was educated in the public schools of Batavia, Ohio, and at the Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity and the Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1886.
In 1887 Nichols married to Miss Dean Stirling of Batavia, Ohio.
In the Autumn of 1897, Nichols was elected to the Ohio State Senate to represent the 2nd and 4th Districts, (Butler, Warren, Clermont, and Brown County, Ohio), for the 73rd General Assembly, 1898–1899. In the 1898 election, he was nominated by the Democrats for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court, but lost to Republican William T. Spear. He was a delegate to the 1900 Democratic National Convention, and was Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee, where he managed the successful campaign of Governor Harmon.
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