William H. Upson

William Hanford Upson

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Rufus P. Spalding
Succeeded by	James Monroe

Born	January 11, 1823 Worthington, Ohio, USA
Died	April 13, 1910 Akron, Ohio, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Julia Ford Upson
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge

William Hanford Upson (January 11, 1823 – April 13, 1910) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.

Born in Worthington, Ohio, Upson attended Tallmadge Academy, pursued in classical studies and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1842. He studied law for one year at the law department at Yale College, as well as in Painesville, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1845, commencing practice in Akron, Ohio in 1846. He served as prosecuting attorney of Summit County, Ohio from 1848 to 1850, was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1853 to 1855 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1864. Upson was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873, not being a candidate for renomination in 1872. Their, he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims from 1871 to 1873. Afterwards, he was once again a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876, was appointed an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1883 and was elected judge of the circuit court of Ohio in 1884, serving until 1894. Upson continued practicing law until his death in Akron, Ohio on April 13, 1910. He was interned in Glendale Cemetery in Akron.

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Preceded by Rufus P. Spalding	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th congressional district March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	Succeeded by James Monroe
Preceded by Washington W. Boynton	Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court March 4, 1883 – December, 1883	Succeeded by Selwyn N. Owen