U.S. Senator. He graduated from Amherst College in 1925, from Harvard University Law School in 1928, was admitted to the bar, and proceeded to practice law in Cleveland, Ohio. Entering politics, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1933 to 1934) and a member of the Shaker Heights Board of Education. During World War II, he served as a Major in the U.S. Army. After the war, he was a trustee of Baldwin-Wallace College and the Welfare Federation of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1946, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Harold H. Burton, and he served until 1947. Not a candidate for reelection, he practiced law and served as Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1948 until his death.
U.S. Senator. He graduated from Amherst College in 1925, from Harvard University Law School in 1928, was admitted to the bar, and proceeded to practice law in Cleveland, Ohio. Entering politics, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1933 to 1934) and a member of the Shaker Heights Board of Education. During World War II, he served as a Major in the U.S. Army. After the war, he was a trustee of Baldwin-Wallace College and the Welfare Federation of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1946, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Harold H. Burton, and he served until 1947. Not a candidate for reelection, he practiced law and served as Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1948 until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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