Robert E. Doan

Robert Eachus Doan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	William E. Haynes
Succeeded by	William H. Enochs
Personal details
Born	July 23, 1831 Wilmington, Ohio
Died	February 24, 1919 (aged 87) Wilmington, Ohio
Resting place	Sugar Grove Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Cincinnati Law School

Robert Eachus Doan (July 23, 1831 – February 24, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

Born near Wilmington, Ohio, Doan attended common schools there and completed an academic course. He taught for three years in southern Ohio. He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1857 and was admitted to the bar that same year, commencing practice in Wilmington, Ohio.

Doan was editor of the Wilmington Watchman in 1859 and 1860. He served as prosecuting attorney of Clinton County in 1862.

Doan was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). After his unsuccessful candidacy for renomination in 1892 he resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C..

Doan died in Wilmington, Ohio on February 24, 1919. His remains are interred at the Sugar Grove Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Robert E. Doan (id: D000379)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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