MSS 380 Lewis Cass and Frances Dewey Laylin Papers

              MSS 330
Lewis Cass and Frances
Dewey Laylin Papers
1/ 4 cubic foot
Standard inventory
Collection Synopsis
Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Lewis Cass
and Frances Dewey Laylin Papers as a gift of Anne Laylin Grimes,
Laylin's granddaughter, August 1972. Clara Ireland processed the
collection in October 1980.
Property rights: The Ohio Historical Society owns the property
rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Mrs. Grimes has dedicated such copyrights as she
possesses in these papers to the public. Consideration of all
other copyrights is the responsibility of the author and publisher
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations
of the Ohio Iiistorical Society.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite collection name,
collection number, and the Ohio Historical Society in all footnote
and bibliographic references.
Transfer: The following material was transferred in October 1980:
photographs, certificate, and proqrams to the audiovisual depart-ment;
four pen and ink drawings and two pencil sketches to the
history department.
Eiographical sketch: Lewis Cass Laylin, son of John Laylin, was
born in Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, in 1848. Laylin became
superintendent of Eellevue public schools in 1869, serving for
six years. He returned to Norwalk in 1874 and was elected city
clerk serving for two years. He was appointed and served twelve
years on the county board of school examiners. He also served
three years as president of the Norwalk board of examiners.
Laylin was admitted to the bar of Huron County in 1878 and prac-ticed
law there until 1901. Laylin was secretary of the Huron
County Agricultural Society for three years and was elected prose-cuting
attorney in 1879, serving for seven years. He was a member
of the county Republican executive committee for eleven years and
also served on the State Central Committee. In 1887, he was
elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and served three
terms. He was elected Speaker of the House in 1896. Laylin was
elected Secretary of State of Ohio in 1900. He was appointed in
1906 to the Commission to Revise and Consolidate the General
Statute Laws of the State and chaired the commission in 1910.
President William Howard Taft appointed Laylin Assistant Secretary
of the Interior in August 1912 and he served until July 1914.
Laylin returned to Columbus, Ohio, and practiced law until shortly
before his death on November 17, 1923.
Laylin married Frances Latimer Dewey in 1880. Frances Laylin was
active in women's wolitiral and social or-=-;--* inns. She was a
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