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Robert Eachus Doan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Haynes |
| Succeeded by | William H. Enochs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1831-07-23)July 23, 1831 Wilmington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1919(1919-02-24) (aged 87) Wilmington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sugar Grove Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Cincinnati Law School |
Robert Eachus Doan (July 23, 1831 – February 24, 1919) was an American lawyer and politician who served as aU.S. representative fromOhio for one term from 1891 to 1893.
Born nearWilmington, Ohio, Doan attended common schools there and completed an academic course. He taught for three years in southern Ohio. He graduated from theCincinnati Law School in 1857 and wasadmitted to the bar that same year, commencing practice inWilmington, Ohio.
Doan was editor of the Wilmington Watchman in 1859 and 1860. He served as prosecuting attorney of Clinton County in 1862.
Doan was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). After his unsuccessful candidacy for renomination in 1892 he resumed the practice of law inWashington, D.C.
Doan died inWilmington, Ohio on February 24, 1919. His remains are interred at the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 10th congressional district March 4, 1891–March 3, 1893 | Succeeded by |