1. Isaiah Pillars was born March 17,1833, in Jefferson County, Ohio, and spent part of his youth in Carroll County before being moved to Risden in Seneca County, where his mother died when he was eight years old.
10 Facts About Isaiah Pillars
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Isaiah Pillars read law in the office of his brother James Pillars.
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Isaiah Pillars was admitted to the bar at age 21 and commenced practice at Lima, Ohio, in 1855.
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Isaiah Pillars vigorously opposed a tax to support railroad construction, and was vindicated when the Ohio Supreme Court found the tax unconstitutional.
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Isaiah Pillars authored a minority report in favor of abolishing capital punishment, with a summary of arguments:.
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In 1877, Pillars was elected Ohio Attorney General, defeating Republican George K Nash.
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Isaiah Pillars had been a Republican until 1864, but became a Democrat at that time.
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Isaiah Pillars married Susan Fickle of Lima in February 1866, or perhaps 1856.
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Isaiah Pillars had two sons and two daughters, one of whom died in early childhood.
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Isaiah Pillars was a believer in the doctrine of Emanuel Swedenborg, writing a small book about his life and doctrines.