Robert H. Day
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1923 – September 29, 1933
Preceded byGeorge H. Clark
Succeeded byCharles B. Zimmerman
Personal details
Born
Robert Henry Day

(1867-07-08)July 8, 1867
Ravenna, Ohio
DiedSeptember 29, 1933(1933-09-29) (aged 66)
Columbus, Ohio
Resting placeRavenna
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary H. Hunt
Childrentwo
Alma mater

Robert Henry Day (July 8, 1867 – September 29, 1933) was a Republican lawyer from Massillon, Ohio, United States who served as a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1923 until his death.

Biography

Robert Henry Day was born at Ravenna in Portage County, Ohio to Luther Day and his second wife, Ellen L. Barnes Day. Luther Day was a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court at that time.[1] He attended public schools, and graduated from Western Reserve Academy at Hudson, Ohio in 1884. He attended the University of Michigan for two years and graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1891.[2] In June, 1933, the University of Cincinnati awarded him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.[3] He was admitted to the bar in Ohio in 1891, and to the U. S. Supreme Court bar in 1898.[1]

Day was a member of the Massillon, Ohio firm Willison & Day 1892-1911. He was Stark County Prosecuting Attorney 1900-1906, and judge of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas starting in 1911.[1] He married Mary H. Hunt, June 27, 1898, and had two daughters.[1][2] Day served on the Draft Board during World War I.[2]

On November 9, 1922, Robert Day was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court, and was seated January 1, 1923. He was re-elected in November 1928 for another 6-year term. He served until his death in Columbus, Ohio September 29, 1933. Funeral services were held at the Day home in Columbus, and he is buried in Ravenna.[2]

Day's half-brother William R. Day was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1903-1922.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 359. day.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Robert Henry Day
  3. ↑ University of Cincinnati Honorary Degree
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