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De Witt Clinton Badger (August 7, 1858 – May 20, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and one term as the 36th mayor of Columbus, Ohio in the early 20th Century.

Early life and education

Born near London, Ohio, Badger attended the country schools in Madison County and Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio. He taught school from 1875 to 1880. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in London, Ohio.

Career

He served as prosecuting attorney of Madison County 1882–1885. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, and was elected judge of the court of common pleas in 1893. He was reelected in 1897 and served until 1903, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.

Congress

Badger was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.

He resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio.

Mayor

He served as the 36th mayor of Columbus (January 1, 1906 – 1908).

Death and burial

He died in Columbus, Ohio, May 20, 1926. He was interred at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.

Personal life

Badger married Sidney Slaughter, and had children named Clinton and Minnie.[1]

Sources

  1. ^ Egger, Charles, ed. (1975). Columbus Mayors (PDF). Columbus: Columbus Citizen-Journal.

External links

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
January 1, 1906 – 1908
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 12th congressional district

March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Succeeded by