Robert M. Nevin
| Robert Murphy Nevin | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 |
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| Preceded by | John Lewis Brenner |
| Succeeded by | J. Eugene Harding |
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May 5, 1850 Danville, Ohio |
| Died | December 17, 1912 (aged 62) Dayton, Ohio |
| Resting place | Woodland Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Reasoner |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University |
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Robert Murphy Nevin (May 5, 1850 – December 17, 1912) was an attorney and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.
Robert M. Nevin was born in Danville, Ohio, the son of Robert and Frances E. (Eakin) Nevin. His father was a merchant and the first postmaster in Highland County, Ohio. He attended the public schools in Hillsboro, Ohio and was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University in June 1868.
After graduation, Robert M. Nevin moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he pursued the study of law under the tutelage of Thomas O. Lowe. When Lowe was elected to the bench of the superior court, Nevin entered the office of Conover & Craighead, well-known attorneys, where he completed his study of law until admitted to the bar in Montgomery County, Ohio in 1871.
In November 1871, Robert Murphy Nevin was united in marriage to Miss Emma Reasoner of Dresden, Ohio. They had four children.
In 1876, Robert Nevin entered into professional partnership with Alvin W. Kumler, and the firm of Nevin & Kumler was maintained until the election of Kumler as judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, by which time it was the oldest confinuous law partnerships in south central Ohio. R. M. Nevin was a distinguished criminal lawyer and occupied a prominent place at the Ohio bar as counsel for the New York Central Railroad for thirty years (1882–1912).
Robert M. Nevin was a lifelong Republican, very active in state and local politics, and served as chairman of the Republican county committee of Montgomery County. He was a delegate to 14 Republican state conventions in 15 years, his name being put in nomination for Secretary of State and Governor at different times. In 1893, he nominated William McKinley for Governor of Ohio at the state convention in Columbus, Ohio. Nevin was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.
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