Isaiah Pillars
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| 14th Ohio Attorney General | |
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In office January 14, 1878 – January 12, 1880 |
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| Preceded by | John Little |
| Succeeded by | George K. Nash |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Allen County district |
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In office January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874 |
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| Preceded by | William Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Robb |
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March 17, 1833 Jefferson County, Ohio |
| Died | September 13, 1895 (aged 62) Lima, Ohio |
| Resting place | Old Lima Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Fickle |
| Children | four |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg College |
| Religion | Swedenborgian |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Camp Lima |
Isaiah Pillars (March 17, 1833 – September 13, 1895) was a lawyer in the U.S. state of Ohio who served in the Ohio House of Representatives and was Ohio Attorney General 1878-1880.
Isaiah Pillars was born March 17, 1833 in Jefferson County, Ohio, and spent part of his youth in Carroll County before being moved to Risden (now Fostoria) in Seneca County, where his mother died when he was eight years old. At age sixteen, he began teaching school, and attended the Seneca County Academy and Heidelberg College in Tiffin. He read law in the office of his brother James Pillars. He was admitted to the bar at age 21 and commenced practice at Lima, Ohio in 1855. In 1862 he was made commandant of Camp Lima by Governor Tod with rank Colonel, and organized the 99th, 118th and 81st Ohio Infantry regiments.
In 1866 Pillars was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Allen County, and was elected as a Democrat to the Ohio House of representatives in 1871 for the 60th General Assembly, 1872-1873. He vigorously opposed a tax to support railroad construction, and was vindicated when the Ohio Supreme Court found the tax unconstitutional. He also authored a minority report in favor of abolishing capital punishment, with a summary of arguments:
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