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Preceded by
  
Alexander Patton

Education
  
Oberlin College

Died
  
March 14, 1888

Name
  
Lorenzo English

Succeeded by
  
Wray Thomas


Lorenzo English

Born
  
May 22, 1819 Herkimer County, New York (
1819-05-22
)

Resting place
  
Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus, Ohio

Spouse(s)
  
Cynthia A. Cole Mary Keane

Children
  
William Henry Matthew Keane Walter Lorenzo Laura

Parents
  
John English Laura S. English

Residence
  
Herkimer County, New York, United States, New York, United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States, Ohio, United States, Columbus, Ohio, United States

Political party
  
Whig Party, Republican Party

Lorenzo English (May 22, 1819 – March 14, 1888) was a Whig and later Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as the 20th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 18th person to serve in that office. He served Columbus prior to the American Civil War for five terms spanning eleven years. His successor was Wray Thomas after 1861.

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Biography

He was born in Herkimer County, New York on May 22, 1819. His parents were John and Laura S. English. He attended the public schools in Herkimer county. In 1837, his family moved to Mount Vernon, Ohio, then later to Columbus, Ohio. He attended Oberlin College and graduated in August 1843.

Legacy and depictions

  • Lorenzo is depicted as a ghost and a "shadow man" in The Dead Files, an American paranormal television series, in Season 2, episode 11 titled, "Blood in the Bordello." The television program was filmed at The Jury Room, a local pub in Columbus, Ohio. The pub serves an alcoholic drink called Lorenzo's Revenge named after the former mayor.

    • References

    Lorenzo English Wikipedia
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