Joseph H. Outhwaite

Joseph Hodson Outhwaite
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	William H. Enochs
Succeeded by	David K. Watson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	William C. Cooper
Succeeded by	Byron F. Ritchie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	George L. Converse
Succeeded by	James I. Dungan
3rd Dean of Moritz College of Law
In office 1905–1907
Preceded by	William F. Hunter
Succeeded by	John Jay Adams
Personal details
Born	(1841-12-05)December 5, 1841 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	December 9, 1907(1907-12-09) (aged 66) Columbus, Ohio
Resting place	Green Lawn Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Joseph Hodson Outhwaite (December 5, 1841 – December 9, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Outhwaite attended the public schools of Zanesville, Ohio. He taught in Zanesville's high school from 1862 to 1864. Outhwaite was principal of a grammar school in Columbus, Ohio from 1864 to 1867, studying law while teaching. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practiced from 1867 to 1871 at Osceola, Missouri. He served as prosecuting attorney of Franklin County, Ohio from 1874 to 1878. Starting in 1879 he was trustee of the county children's home, continuing until he was appointed trustee of the fund of the city of Columbus in 1883, staying there until 1889.

Outhwaite was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads (Fiftieth Congress), Committee on Military Affairs (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses). He was appointed a member of the commission to codify the laws of the United States.

Outhwaite was Dean of the law school at Ohio State University from 1904 until his death in Columbus on December 9, 1907. He is interred in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Joseph H. Outhwaite (id: O000136)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 

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