Francis Wilcox Treadway (January 7, 1869 – December 24, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 30th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1909 to 1911.

Biography

Francis W. Treadway was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1869, and was moved to

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

when ten years of age. He was educated at Cleveland grammar and high schools. He graduated with BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1890, and Yale Law School in 1892. In 1893, he and William H. Marlatt formed the law firm of Treadway and Marlatt. He married Esther Sutliff Frisbie on January 5, 1897, and they had two children. He wrote ''Ohio Mechanics Lien Law'', 1901. He was United States Commissioner for Northern District of Ohio, 1902–1903.

Career

Treadway was elected to represent

Cuyahoga County Cuyahoga County ( or ) is a large urban County (United States), county located in the Northeast Ohio, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the Canada–United States border, U.S.- ...

in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1903 for the 76th General Assembly, (1904–1905), as a Republican. In 1908 Treadway was elected lieutenant governor.

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