Fernando C. Layton

Fernando Coello Layton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	George E. Seney
Succeeded by	Dennis D. Donovan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Martin K. Gantz
Succeeded by	George A. Marshall
Personal details
Born	(1847-04-11)April 11, 1847 Auglaize County, Ohio
Died	June 22, 1926(1926-06-22) (aged 79) Wapakoneta, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Wittenberg College

Fernando Coello Layton (April 11, 1847 – June 22, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born near St. Johns, Auglaize County, Ohio, Layton attended the public schools and Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and practiced in Wapakoneta, Ohio. County school examiner. He served as prosecuting attorney of Auglaize County 1875-1878. He served as captain of Company G, Ohio National Guard from 1878 to 1883.

Layton was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1897). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. He resumed the practice of his profession in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

Layton was elected Common Pleas Judge in 1908. He was reelected in 1914 and in 1920, and served until his resignation on June 9, 1926. He died in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on June 22, 1926. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.

References

• Fernando C. Layton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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