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Lawyer Politicians in Ohio, I-K


  Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895-1988) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Round Bottom, Monroe County, Ohio, December 28, 1895. Son of Eugene A. Imhoff and Laura (Clegg) Imhoff. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; probate judge in Ohio, 1925-33; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1933-39, 1941-43; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Elks. Died in North Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., April 18, 1988 (age 92 years, 112 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, Fla.
  Relatives: Married, September 1, 1923, to Martha Elizabeth Korn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Sinton Ingalls (1899-1985) — also known as David S. Ingalls — of Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, January 28, 1899. Son of Albert Stimson Ingalls and Jane (Taft) Ingalls. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1927-29; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, City of Cleveland Department of Public Health and Welfare, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1952, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1940; vice-president and general manager, Pan American Air Ferries, 1941-42; commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Air Station; executive, Pan American World Airways; newspaper publisher. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Skull and Bones. Died in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 26, 1985 (age 86 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 27, 1922, to Louise Harkness.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Perry Brooks Jackson (b. 1896) — also known as Perry B. Jackson — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, January 27, 1896. Son of Brooks Cary Jackson and Ida May (Hogan) Jackson. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944; municipal judge in Ohio. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi Phi; American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons; Urban League; NAACP. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Fern Payne.
  T. Lamar Jackson — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Son of John C. Jackson and Evelina (Clingan) Jackson. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1948 (alternate), 1956. Presbyterian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Mamie J. Fitch.
  Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) — also known as Harry P. Jeffrey — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, December 26, 1901. Son of Samuel E. Jeffrey and Grace (Wilson) Jeffrey. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Freemasons. Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights. Died in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, January 4, 1997 (age 95 years, 9 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, September 11, 1935, to Susan V. Gummer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hugh S. Jenkins (b. 1903) — of Mahoning County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va., March 9, 1903. Son of John P. Jenkins and Vanessa (Miskelly) Jenkins. Republican. Lawyer; Ohio state attorney general, 1945-49. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 21, 1930, to Wilma E. Lindemood.
  Thomas Albert Jenkins (1880-1959) — also known as Thomas A. Jenkins — of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio. Born in Jackson County, Ohio, October 28, 1880. Son of Samuel E. Jenkins and Ann (Harris) Jenkins. Republican. Lawyer; Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Ohio state senate, 1922; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1925-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944. Died in 1959 (age about 78 years). Interment at Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Miller Jenkins (1856-1941) — also known as William M. Jenkins — of Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kan.; Kay County, Okla.; Sapulpa, Creek County, Okla. Born in Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, April 25, 1856. Son of William Jenkins and Lydia (Miller) Jenkins. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1888; secretary of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901; Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901. Presbyterian. Removed from office as Governor in a scandal over a sanitarium contract; a later investigation exonerated him. Died in Sapulpa, Creek County, Okla., October 19, 1941 (age 85 years, 177 days). Interment at Southern Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla.
  Relatives: Married, December 31, 1878, to Delphina White.
  David Jennings (1787-1834) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, N.J., 1787. Lawyer; Belmont County Prosecuting Attorney, 1815-25; member of Ohio state senate, 1819-24; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1825-26; resigned 1826. Died in Baltimore, Md., 1834 (age about 47 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Averill G. Johnson (b. 1888) — of Las Animas, Bent County, Colo.; Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Mercerville, Gallia County, Ohio, August 15, 1888. Republican. Superintendent of schools; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Colorado state senate, 1950. Presbyterian. Member, Lions; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 10, 1919, to Marie Sallach.
  Davis B. Johnson (b. 1880) — of Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio. Born in Metamora, Fulton County, Ohio, December 30, 1880. Son of Arby D. Johnson and Effie (Sellers) Johnson. Republican. Lawyer; Fulton County Clerk of Courts, 1917-21; Fulton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-27; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924; member of Ohio state senate 33rd District, 1929; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 30, 1915, to Lillian Tressler.
  James Crabtree Johnson (b. 1818) — of Medina County, Ohio. Born December 8, 1818. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1851. Burial location unknown.
  Simeon Moses Johnson (b. 1859) — also known as Simeon M. Johnson — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born March 18, 1859. Son of Frederick A. Johnson and Julia (Moses) Johnson. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920, 1928. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 7, 1893, to Gertrude Cohen.
  Ivan A. Johnston (1909-1974) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio, May 13, 1909. Son of Lynn M. Johnston. Republican. Lawyer; Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1943-46; defeated in primary, 1946; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944. Died in 1974 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  William Johnston (1819-1866) — of Ohio. Born in Ireland, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1850; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1863-65; defeated, 1864. Died of consumption (tuberculosis), in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, May 1, 1866 (age about 46 years). Interment at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Asahel W. Jones (b. 1838) — also known as Asa W. Jones — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, September 13, 1838. Republican. Lawyer; banker; farmer; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1896-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Paul Jones (b. 1880) — of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 4, 1880. Son of William Brownlee Jones and Mary (Harris) Jones. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1920-23; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1923-36. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 5, 1924, to Caroline Bonnell.
  Robert Franklin Jones (1907-1968) — also known as Robert F. Jones — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Cairo, Allen County, Ohio, June 25, 1907. Son of Jenkin Charles Jones and Josephine (Devine) Jones. Republican. Lawyer; Allen County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1939-47; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-52. Methodist; later Baptist. Member, Delta Sigma Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died June 22, 1968 (age 60 years, 363 days). Interment at Lima Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, June 21, 1930, to Ida Marie Spreen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Alfred Jones (b. 1859) — also known as Thomas A. Jones — of Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Oak Hill, Jackson County, Ohio, March 4, 1859. Son of Eben Jones and Ann (Williams) Jones. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Jackson, Ohio, 1885-87; circuit judge in Ohio 4th Circuit, 1901-13; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals 4th District, 1913-15; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1915-36. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 30, 1886, to Grace U. Hoyt.
  William Moseley Jones (1905-1988) — of Newport Beach, Orange County, Calif. Born in Ohio, 1905. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1933-38; Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1937-38; delegate to California convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960. Presbyterian. Died in 1988 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Jim Jordan (b. 1964) — of Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. Born in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, February 17, 1964. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1995-2000; member of Ohio state senate, 2001-07; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 2007-. Still living as of 2008.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Joyce (1870-1931) — of Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. Born in Cumberland, Guernsey County, Ohio, July 2, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Guernsey County, 1896-98; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1909-11; defeated, 1910. Died March 25, 1931 (age 60 years, 266 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Paul Winfred Kear (b. 1887) — also known as Paul W. Kear — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, November 2, 1887. Son of Wiley M. Kear and Malinda (Romig) Kear. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia Republican State Committee, 1920-36; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1920; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1921-31, 1932-33. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) — also known as Charles C. Kearns — of Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio; Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio. Born in Tonica, La Salle County, Ill., February 11, 1869. Son of Barton Kearns and Amanda (Salisbury) Kearns. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died December 17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309 days). Interment at Clarence E. Combs Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Amelia, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married to Philena Penn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph Warren Keifer (1836-1932) — also known as J. Warren Keifer — of Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. Born in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, January 30, 1836. Son of Joseph Keifer and Mary (Smith) Keifer. Republican. Lawyer; banker; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state senate, 1868-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1876, 1908; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1877-85, 1905-11 (8th District 1877-79, 4th District 1879-81, 8th District 1881-85, 7th District 1905-11); defeated, 1910; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1881-83; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; United Spanish War Veterans. Died April 22, 1932 (age 96 years, 83 days). Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
  Relatives: Married, March 22, 1860, to Eliza Stout.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Kellogg (1814-1872) — of Canton, Fulton County, Ill.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, July 8, 1814. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1849-50; circuit judge in Illinois, 1850-55; U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1857-63; justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1865-67; chief justice of Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1865-67. Died December 20, 1872 (age 58 years, 165 days). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Patterson Kennedy (1840-1918) — also known as Robert P. Kennedy — of Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. Born in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, January 23, 1840. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th Ohio District, 1879; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1886-87; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1887-91. Died May 6, 1918 (age 78 years, 103 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Kennon, Sr. (1793-1881) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., May 14, 1793. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1829-33, 1835-37 (10th District 1829-33, 11th District 1835-37); common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1840-47; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Belmont County, 1850-51; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1854-56. Died in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, November 2, 1881 (age 88 years, 172 days). Interment at Methodist Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Cousin of William Kennon, Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Kennon, Jr. (1802-1867) — of Ohio. Born in Carrickfergus, Ireland, June 12, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1847-49; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1865-67. Died in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, October 19, 1867 (age 65 years, 129 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Cousin of William Kennon, Sr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ron J. Klein (b. 1957) — of Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 10, 1957. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1993-96; member of Florida state senate, 1996-2006; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000, 2008; U.S. Representative from Florida 22nd District, 2007-. Jewish. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married 1982 to Dori Dragin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Leander A. Koons (1854-1941) — of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. Born in Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio, 1854. Lawyer; mayor of Athens, Ohio, 1924-25. Died in March, 1941 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 11, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Woodmen; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 2, 1943. Son of Samuel Kusic and Josephine (Nekoranec) Kusic. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80. Catholic. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1980.
  Relatives: Married, April 24, 1971, to Leslie Andrew Wiley.

 

 


 
   
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