History of Bazetta township, (Trumbull County) Ohio United States of America

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A Biography of Romeo Hoyt Freer

Romeo Hoyt Freer, representative, was born in Bazetta, Ohio, Nov. 9, 1847; son of Josiah Doge and Caroline Persia (Brown) Freer; grandson of Martin D. and Elizabeth (Dego) Freer; and a descendant of Samuel Freer, and of Jonathan Brown, lieutenant-colonel on the staff of General Washington. He was educated at Ashtabula county, Ohio, and at the Grand River institute, Austinburg, Ohio. He served in the Federal army, 1862-65, as private, and was private, sergeant, captain, major and colonel in the 1st regiment, West Virginia national guards. He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and was assistant prosecuting attorney for Kanawha county, W. Va., 1868-70, and prosecuting attorney, 1870-73. He was U.S. consul at Nicaragua, 1873-77, and a member of the state legislature in 1891. He was prosecuting attorney for Ritchie county, 1892-97; judge of the 4th judicial district, 1896-99; and a Republican representative from the fourth West Virginia district in the 56th congress, 1899-1901.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor