Martin Dewey Follett | |
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| Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| In office December 1883 – February 9, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Doyle |
| Succeeded by | Marshall Jay Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1826-10-08)October 8, 1826 Enosburg, Vermont |
| Died | August 22, 1911(1911-08-22) (aged 84) Marietta, Ohio |
| Resting place | Mound Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet L. Shipman Abbie M. Bailey |
| Children | five |
| Alma mater | Marietta College |
Martin Dewey Follett (October 8, 1826 – August 22, 1911) was aDemocratic politician in theU.S. State ofOhio who was anOhio Supreme Court Judge 1883–1887.
Martin Dewey Follett was born atEnosburg,Franklin County, Vermont. In 1836 his family settled inLicking County, Ohio, where he grew up. He taught school, then entered and graduated fromMarietta College in 1853 with a BA. In 1856 he earned an MA. He taught high school for a year inNewark, and two years atMarietta, where he was elected superintendent of schools in 1856, and served two years.[1]
In 1856, Follett was married to Harriet L. Shipman, of Marietta, who had four children, and in 1875 he married Abbie M. Bailey, ofLowell, Massachusetts, who had one child. Follett was admitted to the bar in 1858. In 1864, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention which nominatedGeorge B. McClellan.[1]
In 1866, Follett was nominated for theCongress by the Democratic party, but lost thefifteenth district toTobias A. Plants.[2] In 1868 he lost the same district toEliakim H. Moore.[3]
Follett won election for Ohio Supreme Court judge over RepublicanWilliam H. Upson in 1883, and was seated in December of that year.[4] He ran for re-election in October 1886, but lost toMarshall Jay Williams. He served until his term expired in February, 1887.[5]
Follett was a life member of theOhio Archaeological and Historical Society, and for ten years beginning in 1895 was a trustee of the society. Follett died in 1911 at home in Marietta.[1] He was buried atMound Cemetery.[6]
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| Preceded by | Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1883–1887 | Succeeded by |