Lorenzo English
20th Mayor of Columbus
In office 1850–1861
Preceded by	Alexander Patton
Succeeded by	Wray Thomas
Personal details
Born	(1819-05-22)May 22, 1819 Herkimer County, New York
Died	March 14, 1888(1888-03-14) (aged 68)
Resting place	Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus, Ohio
Political party	Whig Republican
Spouse(s)	Cynthia A. Cole Mary Keane
Children	William Henry Matthew Keane Walter Lorenzo Laura
Parent(s)	John English Laura S. English
Residence(s)	Herkimer County, New York Mount Vernon, Ohio Columbus, Ohio
Alma mater	Oberlin College
Profession	Mayor Attorney

Lorenzo English (May 22, 1819 – March 14, 1888) was a Whig and later Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as the 20th mayor of Columbus, Ohio and the 18th person to serve in that office.^[1] He served Columbus prior to the American Civil War for five terms spanning eleven years.^[1] His successor was Wray Thomas after 1861.^[1]

Biography

He was born in Herkimer County, New York on May 22, 1819.^[2] His parents were John and Laura S. English.^[2][3] He attended the public schools in Herkimer county.^[2] In 1837, his family moved to Mount Vernon, Ohio, then later to Columbus, Ohio.^[2] He attended Oberlin College and graduated in August 1843.^[2]

Legacy and depictions

• Lorenzo is depicted as a ghost and a "shadow man" in The Dead Files, an American paranormal television series, in Season 3, episode 11 titled, "Blood in the Bordello." The television program was filmed at The Jury Room, a local pub in Columbus, Ohio. The pub serves an alcoholic drink called Lorenzo's Revenge named after the former mayor.^[4]