The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . h preparation wasadmitted to practice at the bar, andwas soon busily employed. In 1879Mr. Foraker was elected judge ofthe superior court of Cincinnati, and remained inthat position
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . h preparation wasadmitted to practice at the bar, andwas soon busily employed. In 1879Mr. Foraker was elected judge ofthe superior court of Cincinnati, and remained inthat position three years. In 1883 he was nominatedfor governor, but was defeated by Judge Hoadly,the democratic candidate. In 1885 he had betterfortune, being again nominated and elected, and re-elected in 1887. In 1889 he was again renominatedbut was defeated by the democratic candidate,James Campbell, of Butler county. Gov. Forakerhas been noted for his oratory. For fearless andpassionate eloquence, he is said to have no superiorin the state. Although in his disposition,and particularly in politics, he is very popular. TheForaker family have always been Methodists, andGov. Foraker was named Joseph Benson, after theauthor of a Methodist commentary on the regard to his military record, it is said of himthat when only sixteen years of age he was able torecruit mcirc men for his company than any other. ^^^^^^?r^>M^ person in the same district. While in the array hekept a daily journal, in which there is plenty of evi-dence that while he was entirely loyal and coura-geous, he was not in the least enamored of a mili-tary life. At Chattanooga, Dec. 4, 1863, he wrote;Reached the regiment just in time to go into afight. Dont like fighting well enough to make aprofession of it. War is cruel, and when this con-flict is over I shall retire from public life. Thefinal conclusion expressed in this quotation from hisdiary was a different one from what actually oc-curred, as Gov.
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