Biography

09/30/1827 - 09/18/1914

Arthur George Olmsted (R13) Potter, Tioga, McKean and Clinton Counties 1869-1870

Early Life: 

Arthur George Olmsted born, September 30, 1827, Masonville, Delaware County, New York; son of Daniel and Lucy Ann Schofield Olmsted; attended, Coudersport Academy; farmer;  attorney; elected, District Attorney, Potter County, 1851-1854; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1863-1865; elected, Speaker, 1865, not a candidate for reelection, 1865; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1869-1870; appointed, judge, 1871-1872; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor, 1874; appointed, judge, 4th judicial district, 1882; appointed, president judge, 48th judicial district, (1883-1901; appointed, president judge, 55th judicial district, 1901-1902; engaged, real estate; director, Coudersport and Port Allegheny Railroad Company; married, Ellen Ross Olmsted, children, Ellen Nellie Olmsted Dubois, Robert Arch Olmsted; died, September 18, 1914, (aged 86) Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania; interment, Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania.  

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, District Attorney, Potter County 1851-1854.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1863- 1865; elected, Speaker, 1865, not a candidate for reelection, 1865. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Potter, Tioga, McKean and Clinton Counties, 1869-1870, committee assignments, Estates and Escheats, Judiciary General, Library. 

Appointed, judge, Bucks and Montgomery Counties, 1871-1872. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor 1874. 

Appointed, judge, 4th judicial district, Potter, Tioga, McKean, and Cameron Counties 1882. 

Appointed, president judge, 48th judicial district, McKean and Potter Counties 1883-1901. 

Appointed, president judge, 55th judicial district, Potter County 1901-1902. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy: 

Uncle, United States Congressman Marlin Edgar Olmsted, Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district, 1897–1903, Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 1903–1913.

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members O". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1870). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 432, 438-440.

Judge Arthur George Olmsted (1827-1914) - Find a Grave Memorial