Jabez Warner Fitch (May 1823 – April 5, 1884) was an American politician who served as the 14th

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from 1878 to 1880 under Governor Richard M. Bishop. He was a

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from Cuyahoga County.

Biography

Jabez Fitch was born in 1823, and moved to Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 1826. His father was Guerdon Fitch, a well known citizen. He attended common schools, and entered the

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law offices of Bolton & Kelly, where he worked and studied law. He was married to Mary J. Doleman.

Career

In 1846, he was

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, and was appointed city solicitor. When Franklin Pierce was elected, Fitch was appointed

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for the Northern District of Ohio. He was city councilman in 1851Cleveland Past and Present
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, Fitch was general of volunteers, in charge of Camp Taylor in Cleveland. Regiments were sent out under other commanders, so Fitch volunteered as private in the

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under General Beatty, who appointed him quartermaster. After the war, he returned to real estate interests in Cleveland, and, in 1877 he was elected

on a

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ticket with Richard M. Bishop. He held no later offices, except trustee of the Northern Ohio Insane Asylum and United States jury commissioner.

Death

Jabez W. Fitch died in Cleveland on April 5, 1884, ten years after his wife. He left no children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitch, Jabez W. Lieutenant Governors of Ohio Ohio Democrats Politicians from Cleveland 1823 births 1884 deaths People of Ohio in the American Civil War Ohio lawyers Cleveland City Council members United States Marshals 19th-century American politicians Lawyers from Cleveland Burials at Erie Street Cemetery 19th-century American lawyers