Harry Lincoln Gordon (August 27, 1860 – November 1, 1921) was an American politician who served as the 27th

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from 1902 to 1904.list of Ohio Lieutenant Governors

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Biography

Harry Lincoln Gordon was born August 27, 1860 at Metamora, Indiana, and attended schools there. His parents were M.B. and Sophia (Tracy) Gordon. He graduated from

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in 1882 with high honors in mathematics. He studied law at the office of McDonald, Butler, & Mason in

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, was

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and moved to

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. Gordon was chosen city solicitor of Wichita, and was elected to represent Sedgwick County in the

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1895–1896. In December, 1896, Gordon moved to

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, where he practiced law.

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Tafel appointed him a member of the Board of Supervisors, and he became president of the body in 1900. He was appointed to a second term in 1902 by Mayor Fleischmann. In 1902, Carl L. Nippert resigned as Ohio Lieutenant Governor, and

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Nash appointed Gordon to the position June 26, 1902. In 1905, Gordon was the Republican candidate for

, but lost to Edward J. Dempsey. This was his last campaign. Gordon was a

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, a member of the Business Men's club, the Cuvier Club, and the Avondale Athletic Club. He was a Scottish Rite Mason. He married Esther Langtree of

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, April 20, 1892, and had a son. Gordon died from hardening of the arteries at his

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home on November 1, 1921, and was buried at

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