William H. Upson

William Hanford Upson


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Rufus P. Spalding
Succeeded by	James Monroe
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office March 14, 1883 – December 8, 1883
Appointed by	Charles Foster
Preceded by	William White
Succeeded by	Selwyn N. Owen
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 26th district
In office January 2, 1854 – January 6, 1856
Preceded by	Ransom A. Gillett
Succeeded by	O. P. Brown
Personal details
Born	January 11, 1823 Worthington, Ohio, USA
Died	April 13, 1910 (aged 87) Akron, Ohio, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Julia A. Ford
Children	four
Alma mater	Western Reserve Academy Yale Law School
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge

William Hanford Upson (January 11, 1823 – April 13, 1910) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.

Upson was born in Worthington, Ohio. His parents were Dr. Daniel Upson and Polly Wright. He attended Tallmadge Academy, pursued in classical studies and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1842. He studied law at the Painesville, Ohio office of Reuben Hitchcock, followed by a year at Yale Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1845, commencing practice in Akron, Ohio in 1846. He served as prosecuting attorney of Summit County, Ohio from 1848 to 1850, was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1853 to 1855 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864. Upson was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873, not being a candidate for renomination in 1872. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims from 1871 to 1873. Afterward, he was once again a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876, was appointed an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1883 and was elected judge of the circuit court of Ohio in 1884, serving until 1894. Upson continued practicing law until his death in Akron, Ohio on April 13, 1910. He was interred in Glendale Cemetery in Akron.

Upson was married May 20, 1856 to Julia A. Ford of Akron, and four children were born to them.