De Witt Clinton Badger (August 7, 1858 – May 20, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and one term as the 36th mayor of Columbus, Ohio, in the early 20th century.

De Witt Badger
36th Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
In office
January 1, 1906 – 1908
Preceded byRobert H. Jeffrey
Succeeded byCharles A. Bond
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded byEmmett Tompkins
Succeeded byEdward L. Taylor Jr.
Personal details
Born
De Witt Clinton Badger

(1858-08-07)August 7, 1858
London, Ohio
DiedMay 20, 1926(1926-05-20) (aged 67)
Columbus, Ohio
Resting placeGreen Lawn Cemetery
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
SpouseSidney Slaughter
ChildrenClinton
Minnie
Alma materMount Union College

Early life and education

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Born near London, Ohio, Badger attended the country schools in Madison County and Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio. He taught school from 1875 to 1880. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in London, Ohio.

Career

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He served as prosecuting attorney of Madison County 1882–1885. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, and was elected judge of the court of common pleas in 1893. He was reelected in 1897 and served until 1903, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.

Congress

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Badger was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.

He resumed the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio.

Mayor

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He served as the 36th mayor of Columbus (January 1, 1906 – 1908).

Death and burial

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He died in Columbus, Ohio, May 20, 1926. He was interred at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.

Personal life

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Badger married Sidney Slaughter, and had children named Clinton and Minnie.[1]

Sources

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  1. ^ Egger, Charles, ed. (1975). Columbus Mayors (PDF). Columbus: Columbus Citizen-Journal.
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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
January 1, 1906 – 1908
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 12th congressional district

March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Succeeded by