From Find A Grave contributor boomergirl:
From U.S. Census, 1880 - Dayton, Montgomery, OH, Mr. Iddings was an attorney living on First Street in Dayton with his wife("Mariah" - difference in spelling noted) and son, William D.(who was a "student of the law").
From Find a Grave contributor Angie H:
D. W. Iddings, Sr. was admitted to the bar in 1846. He developed a reputation as one of the city’s best corporate lawyers as well as one of its wittiest writers. He was a frequent contributor to the Dayton Journal and the Dayton Daily Gazette, of which he was editor in chief for five years.
After the Civil War, Iddings was appointed registrar in bankruptcy for the Third Ohio Congressional District, and he held that post until the repeal of the Bankruptcy Act. He organized a number of fire insurance companies in Dayton and drafted the first law passed in Ohio to incorporate joint stock insurance companies.
He served as mayor of Dayton from 1856 to 1860 and on the city council for the next ten years. He developed a lucrative law practice and in the mid-1870s was joined by his two sons, William and Charles. He was stricken with paralysis and died in 1883.
Source:
Sluff of History’s Boot Soles
An Anecdotal History of Dayton’s Bench and Bar
By David C. Greer
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From Dayton Daily News Article by Rosalie Yoakam, published 23 July, 2015: Mr. Iddings graduated from Miami University in 1842. He then trained with lawyers, Odlin and Schenck and passed the bar in 1844. Both of his living sons became lawyers and practiced with their father. They fittingly named their practice Iddings & Iddings. Their specialty was fire insurance and the practice organized several of the fire insurance companies then in Dayton. Mr. Iddings was also a talented writer and speaker. He began the Dayton Daily Gazette and was editor for that paper for five years. "He was an outstanding political Writer." He also served as Mayor for the city of Dayton for two terms from 1856-1860 and subsequently served on the city council for ten years.
From U.S. Census, 1880 - Dayton, Montgomery, OH, Mr. Iddings was an attorney living on First Street in Dayton with his wife("Mariah" - difference in spelling noted) and son, William D.(who was a "student of the law").
From Find a Grave contributor Angie H:
D. W. Iddings, Sr. was admitted to the bar in 1846. He developed a reputation as one of the city’s best corporate lawyers as well as one of its wittiest writers. He was a frequent contributor to the Dayton Journal and the Dayton Daily Gazette, of which he was editor in chief for five years.
After the Civil War, Iddings was appointed registrar in bankruptcy for the Third Ohio Congressional District, and he held that post until the repeal of the Bankruptcy Act. He organized a number of fire insurance companies in Dayton and drafted the first law passed in Ohio to incorporate joint stock insurance companies.
He served as mayor of Dayton from 1856 to 1860 and on the city council for the next ten years. He developed a lucrative law practice and in the mid-1870s was joined by his two sons, William and Charles. He was stricken with paralysis and died in 1883.
Source:
Sluff of History’s Boot Soles
An Anecdotal History of Dayton’s Bench and Bar
By David C. Greer
----------
From Dayton Daily News Article by Rosalie Yoakam, published 23 July, 2015: Mr. Iddings graduated from Miami University in 1842. He then trained with lawyers, Odlin and Schenck and passed the bar in 1844. Both of his living sons became lawyers and practiced with their father. They fittingly named their practice Iddings & Iddings. Their specialty was fire insurance and the practice organized several of the fire insurance companies then in Dayton. Mr. Iddings was also a talented writer and speaker. He began the Dayton Daily Gazette and was editor for that paper for five years. "He was an outstanding political Writer." He also served as Mayor for the city of Dayton for two terms from 1856-1860 and subsequently served on the city council for ten years.
From Find A Grave contributor boomergirl:
From U.S. Census, 1880 - Dayton, Montgomery, OH, Mr. Iddings was an attorney living on First Street in Dayton with his wife("Mariah" - difference in spelling noted) and son, William D.(who was a "student of the law").
From Find a Grave contributor Angie H:
D. W. Iddings, Sr. was admitted to the bar in 1846. He developed a reputation as one of the city’s best corporate lawyers as well as one of its wittiest writers. He was a frequent contributor to the Dayton Journal and the Dayton Daily Gazette, of which he was editor in chief for five years.
After the Civil War, Iddings was appointed registrar in bankruptcy for the Third Ohio Congressional District, and he held that post until the repeal of the Bankruptcy Act. He organized a number of fire insurance companies in Dayton and drafted the first law passed in Ohio to incorporate joint stock insurance companies.
He served as mayor of Dayton from 1856 to 1860 and on the city council for the next ten years. He developed a lucrative law practice and in the mid-1870s was joined by his two sons, William and Charles. He was stricken with paralysis and died in 1883.
Source:
Sluff of History’s Boot Soles
An Anecdotal History of Dayton’s Bench and Bar
By David C. Greer
----------
From Dayton Daily News Article by Rosalie Yoakam, published 23 July, 2015: Mr. Iddings graduated from Miami University in 1842. He then trained with lawyers, Odlin and Schenck and passed the bar in 1844. Both of his living sons became lawyers and practiced with their father. They fittingly named their practice Iddings & Iddings. Their specialty was fire insurance and the practice organized several of the fire insurance companies then in Dayton. Mr. Iddings was also a talented writer and speaker. He began the Dayton Daily Gazette and was editor for that paper for five years. "He was an outstanding political Writer." He also served as Mayor for the city of Dayton for two terms from 1856-1860 and subsequently served on the city council for ten years.
From U.S. Census, 1880 - Dayton, Montgomery, OH, Mr. Iddings was an attorney living on First Street in Dayton with his wife("Mariah" - difference in spelling noted) and son, William D.(who was a "student of the law").
From Find a Grave contributor Angie H:
D. W. Iddings, Sr. was admitted to the bar in 1846. He developed a reputation as one of the city’s best corporate lawyers as well as one of its wittiest writers. He was a frequent contributor to the Dayton Journal and the Dayton Daily Gazette, of which he was editor in chief for five years.
After the Civil War, Iddings was appointed registrar in bankruptcy for the Third Ohio Congressional District, and he held that post until the repeal of the Bankruptcy Act. He organized a number of fire insurance companies in Dayton and drafted the first law passed in Ohio to incorporate joint stock insurance companies.
He served as mayor of Dayton from 1856 to 1860 and on the city council for the next ten years. He developed a lucrative law practice and in the mid-1870s was joined by his two sons, William and Charles. He was stricken with paralysis and died in 1883.
Source:
Sluff of History’s Boot Soles
An Anecdotal History of Dayton’s Bench and Bar
By David C. Greer
----------
From Dayton Daily News Article by Rosalie Yoakam, published 23 July, 2015: Mr. Iddings graduated from Miami University in 1842. He then trained with lawyers, Odlin and Schenck and passed the bar in 1844. Both of his living sons became lawyers and practiced with their father. They fittingly named their practice Iddings & Iddings. Their specialty was fire insurance and the practice organized several of the fire insurance companies then in Dayton. Mr. Iddings was also a talented writer and speaker. He began the Dayton Daily Gazette and was editor for that paper for five years. "He was an outstanding political Writer." He also served as Mayor for the city of Dayton for two terms from 1856-1860 and subsequently served on the city council for ten years.
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