Ohio Governor Gravesites: #30 Edward F. Noyes

Edward F. Noyes

Born: October 3, 1832
Died: September 4, 1890
Political Party: Republican
Term of Office: January 8, 1872 - January 12, 1874
Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati, Ohio
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Edward F. Noyes was born in Massachusetts. After his parents died when he was 3 years old he went to live with his Grandfather in New Hampshire. After graduating college at Dartmouth, Noyes moved to Cincinnati to attend Cincinnati Law School. He started practicing law in Cincinnati after his 1858 Law School graduation.

   When the Civil War broke out, Noyes helped organize the 39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was commissioned the rant of Major. Noyes eventually earned the rank of Colonel. He served in the regiment for 3 years. On July 4, 1864, Noyes was injured in battle and as a result of the injury his left leg had to be amputated. 3 months later Major General Joseph Hooker appointed Noyes command of Camp Dennison in Ohio. Noyes later resigned from the Army to become City Colicitor of Cincinnati in April 1865.

   Noyes became more involved in politics and ran for Governor in 1871, beating the Democratic candidate George McCook. As Governor, Noyes pushed for stricter coal miner inspection laws and fish conservation. But his time as Governor was mostly uneventful. Noyes lost reelection in 1973 by 817 votes to William Allen.

     Noyes remained active in Ohio Republican politics and at the Republican National Convention in 1876, the Ohio delegation chose Noyes to nominate Rutherford B. Hayes for President of the United States. Noyes campaigned hard for Hayes and was ultimately rewarded with the position of Minister to France during the Hayes administration.

   After Noyes time as ambassador, he returned to Cincinnati to work in his law practice as he remained active in Republican politics. In 1889, Noyes was elected as a justice on the Cincinnati Supreme Court. He died unexpectedly in 1890.

Governor Noyes was one of 3 Governors graves that I visited in Spring Grove cemetery in September 2010. I was pushed for time and so the other 6 Governors in Spring Grove I visited on a later trip. Like many of my early Governor grave visits I failed to get a picture of me with the grave on my first trip. Since I have been editing these older posts I didn't like the way some of the pictures from the first trips turned out. So between wanting to get pictures of myself with some and better pictures of others. I really wanted to revisit Spring Grove. So I did in late April 2017. I had a window of about an hour to visit all 9 Governors. My kids and I did it about 45 minutes. In the process one of the worst thunder storms I've ever experienced hit the cemetery. Sadly the picture my daughter took of me at Governor Noyes gravesite didn't turn out to well. And I was in to big of a hurry to verify how it turned out. No big deal though. I'm sure I'll be back again. A lot of history in the area to see.