Robert L. Nevin | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | John Lewis Brenner |
| Succeeded by | J. Eugene Harding |
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| Born | Robert Murphy Nevin (1850-05-05)May 5, 1850 Danville, Ohio |
| Died | December 17, 1912(1912-12-17) (aged 62) Dayton, Ohio |
| Resting place | Woodland Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Emma Reasoner |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University |
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Robert Murphy Nevin (May 5, 1850 – December 17, 1912) was an Americanattorney and three-term member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromOhio from 1901 to 1907.
Robert M. Nevin was born inDanville, Ohio, the son of Robert and Frances E. (Eakin) Nevin. His father was amerchant and the firstpostmaster inHighland County, Ohio. He attended the public schools inHillsboro, Ohio and was graduated from theOhio Wesleyan University in June 1868.
After graduation, Robert M. Nevin moved toDayton, 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 inMontgomery County, Ohio in 1871.
In November 1871, Robert Murphy Nevin was united in marriage to Miss Emma Reasoner ofDresden, 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 CountyCourt of Common Pleas, by which time it was the oldest continuous law partnership in south central Ohio. R. M. Nevin was a distinguished criminal lawyer and occupied a prominent place at the Ohio bar as counsel for theNew York Central Railroad for thirty years (1882–1912).
Robert M. Nevin was a lifelongRepublican, very active in state and local politics, and served as chairman of the Republican county committee of Montgomery County. He was adelegate to 14 Republican stateconventions in 15 years, his name being put in nomination forSecretary of State andGovernor at different times. In 1893, he nominatedWilliam McKinley for Governor of Ohio at the state convention inColumbus, Ohio. Nevin was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.
R. M. Nevin was elected as aRepublican asprosecuting attorney of Montgomery County and served from 1887 to 1890. He was narrowly defeated for Congress fromOhio's third district in 1896. In 1900, he was elected as a Republican to theFifty-seventh, and re-elected to theFifty-eighth andFifty-ninth Congresses.
He declined renomination in 1906, resuming the practice of law in Dayton. He was aMason,Knight Templar andScottish Rite, anOdd Fellow, aKnight of Pythias and a member of thesociety of Elks.
Robert Murphy Nevin died in Dayton in 1912 and was interred inWoodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative from Ohio's District 3 1901 - 1907 | Succeeded by |
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 3rd congressional district | ||
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