The biographical annals of Ohio, A handbook of the government and institutions of the state of Ohio . of which firms enjoyed an enviable reputation. Since November, 1897,he has devoted his time wholly to the practice of the law, except that in May, 1901,he was appointed and served as a member of the Annual City Board of Equalizationfor Cleveland, and was elected Secretary of the Board. Senator Pomerene has always been a Democrat; but has never sought publicoffice. He was elected, as was each of his colleagues, by a plurality of more than twothousand votes, the campaign, on behalf of the Democr
The biographical annals of Ohio, A handbook of the government and institutions of the state of Ohio . of which firms enjoyed an enviable reputation. Since November, 1897,he has devoted his time wholly to the practice of the law, except that in May, 1901,he was appointed and served as a member of the Annual City Board of Equalizationfor Cleveland, and was elected Secretary of the Board. Senator Pomerene has always been a Democrat; but has never sought publicoffice. He was elected, as was each of his colleagues, by a plurality of more than twothousand votes, the campaign, on behalf of the Democratic legislative candidates,being fought out upon the issue of equitable and just taxation. On other issues thesame district, two years ago, elected the Eepublioan legislative candidates by ma-jorities of more than ten thousand votes. He is a member of the standing committees on Enrollment, Judiciary, Indus-trial Schools for Boys and Girls, Public Works and Public Lands, Railroads andTelegraphs, Rules, Taxation. (360) ELEVEJN^TH DISTRICT, Composed of the Counties of Clark, Champaign and NELSON A. RIGGIN, of Mt. of the Committees on Corporations other than Municipal, State Buildings. Senator Rig-gin of the Eleventh District, was born in Pickaway county, Ohio,June 27, 1847. He has resided in Madison county, in and near Mt. Sterling, since hewas about ten years of age. He received his nomination to the Senate in a con-vention held at Springfield, June 27, 1901, that being his fifty-fourth was nominated by acclamation. Mr. Riggin received a common school education in Mt. Sterling and later pur-sued his studies in the Ohio Wesleyan University. He w^as married to Miss LauraE. Thomas in 1871. Their family consists of two daughters: Theia, wife of John , cashier of the First National Bank of Mt. Sterling, and Miss Daisy is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. and K. of P. lodges. He is noAV president of theMt. Sterling School Board, th
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