U.S. Congressman. Educated at the University of Michigan, he graduated from the law department of the same university in 1907, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Akron, Ohio, in 1911. He was first assistant prosecuting attorney of Summit County, Ohio, (1914-16) a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives, (1919-20) and U.S. Commissioner at Akron, Ohio, (1918-26). In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1943. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he practiced law in the District of Columbia, (1943-65) and later died in retirement.
U.S. Congressman. Educated at the University of Michigan, he graduated from the law department of the same university in 1907, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Akron, Ohio, in 1911. He was first assistant prosecuting attorney of Summit County, Ohio, (1914-16) a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives, (1919-20) and U.S. Commissioner at Akron, Ohio, (1918-26). In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1943. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he practiced law in the District of Columbia, (1943-65) and later died in retirement.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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