Walter Olds

Walter Olds (August 11, 1846 – July 30, 1925) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served in the Indiana Senate and as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 7, 1889 to June 15, 1893. Biography Early life, education, and military service Olds was born in Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio to Benjamin Olds (originally from Pennsylvania, a Methodist minister and a veteran of the War of 1812, died 1862) and Abigail Olds (née Washburne, originally from New York). Walter Olds was educated in the public and union schools of Mount Gilead, Ohio. In 1864, during the Civil War, Olds joined the Union Army, enlisting in Company A of the 174th Ohio Infantry Regiment, which fought primarily in Tennessee and North Carolina. Olds never advanced beyond the rank of private. Olds served until the war's end.