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{{unreferenced|date=February 2008}} '''George Kilborn Nash''' (August 14, 1842{{ndash}} October 28, 1904) was a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] politician from [[Ohio]]. He served as the [[List of Governors of Ohio|41st Governor of Ohio]]. ==Biography== Nash was born in [[York Township, Medina County, Ohio|York Township]], [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina County]], [[Ohio]]. He attended the [[Western Reserve Academy|preparatory school]] at [[Western Reserve College]]. After serving in the [[Union Army]] during the [[U.S. Civil War|Civil War]], Nash return to Ohio to practice law. He served as State Attorney General from 1880 to 1883 and then as an Associate General of the Supreme Court from 1883 to 1885. Nash served as Governor of Ohio from January 8, 1900 to January 11, 1904. ==Story with Dick Price== The following story is written in the book by Al Jennings, ''Through the Shadows with O. Henry''. A young inmate, Dick Price, was sentenced for life for repeated [[safe-cracking]], in which he was a good specialist. Once there was a necessity to open a safe of a [[company]], when keys were lost. George Nash promised to pardon Price, if he did it. Price cracked the safe, but Nash didn't pardon him, thus didn't fulfill his promise. Soon Price died in prison. His story was used by [[O. Henry]] in a story ''A Retrieved Reformation''. According to other sources,<ref>[http://www.nextext.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=books.view&target=ohenry&filetype=ovr Nextext<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.nextext.com</ref> the name of the safe-cracker was Jimmy Connors. ==See also== {{portal|American Civil War}} ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{start box}} {{s-legal}} {{succession box |before=[[Isaiah Pillars]] |title=[[Ohio Attorney General]] |years=1880–1883 |after=[[David Hollingsworth]] }} {{s-off}} {{succession box |before=[[Asa S. Bushnell (Ohio)|Asa S. Bushnell]] |title=[[List of Governors of Ohio|Governor of Ohio]] |years=1900–1904 |after=[[Myron T. Herrick]] }} {{end box}} {{Governors of Ohio}} {{OHAttorneyGeneral}} {{Persondata |NAME= Nash, George K. |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[United States Army]] soldier |DATE OF BIRTH= August 14, 1842 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[York Township, Medina County, Ohio|York Township]], [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina County]], [[Ohio]] |DATE OF DEATH= October 28, 1904 |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nash, George K.}} [[Category:1842 births]] [[Category:1904 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Ohio]] [[Category:Ohio Attorneys General]] [[Category:Union Army soldiers]] [[Category:Ohio lawyers]] [[Category:Ohio Republicans]] {{Ohio-politician-stub}} [[de:George Nash]] [[fr:George Nash]] [[fi:George K. Nash]] [[sv:George K. Nash]]
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