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John Waterman Okey (January 3, 1827–July 25, 1885) was a Democratic judge and legal author in the U.S. State of Ohio who was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1878-1885. John Waterman Okey was born in Monroe County, Ohio near Woodsfield. His only education was at the Monroe Academy. He studied law at Woodsfield, and became Probate Judge and Judge of Common Pleas.〔Howe 1891 : 530-533〕 In 1865, Okey moved to Cincinnati, and with Judge Gholson he wrote ''Gholson and Okey's Digest of Ohio Reports''. He also authored ''Okey and Miller's Municipal Law'' with S. A. Miller.〔 In 1877, Okey defeated Republican William Wartenbee Johnson for election to the Ohio Supreme Court.〔Smith 1898 : 379〕 In 1882, he defeated John H. Doyle for re-election.〔Smith 1898 : 460〕 He died July 25, 1885.〔Gilkey 1901 : 476〕 He was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System )〕 Okey was married to Mary J. Bloor in Woodsfield in 1849. They raised two sons and two daughters.〔 ==See also== *List of Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「John W. Okey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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