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Fernando C. Layton

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American politician
Fernando Layton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byGeorge E. Seney
Succeeded byGeorge A. Marshall
Constituency5th district (1891–1893)
4th district (1893–1897)
Personal details
BornFernando Coello Layton
(1847-04-11)April 11, 1847
Auglaize County, Ohio
DiedJune 22, 1926(1926-06-22) (aged 79)
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Resting placeGreenlawn Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materWittenberg College

Fernando Coello Layton (April 11, 1847 – June 22, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio for three terms from 1891 to 1897.

Early life and career

Born near St. Johns, Auglaize County, Ohio, Layton attended the public schools and Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and practiced in Wapakoneta, Ohio. County school examiner. He served as prosecuting attorney of Auglaize County 1875-1878. He served as captain of Company G, Ohio National Guard from 1878 to 1883.

Congress

Layton was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896.

Later career

He resumed the practice of his profession in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

Layton was elected Common Pleas Judge in 1908. He was reelected in 1914 and in 1920 and served until his resignation on June 9, 1926.

Death

He died in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on June 22, 1926. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byGeorge E. Seney Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th congressional district
1891-1893 		Succeeded byDennis D. Donovan
Preceded byMartin K. Gantz Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th congressional district
1893-1897 		Succeeded byGeorge A. Marshall
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th congressional district
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