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Clothing and Textile Politicians in Ohio

  William Shakespeare Cappeller (1839-1911) — also known as W. S. Cappeller — of Mt. Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio; Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. Born in Somerset County, Pa., February 23, 1839. Republican. Dry goods merchant; grocer; postmaster at Mt. Healthy, Ohio, 1866-72; Mansfield, Ohio, 1902-10; Hamilton County Auditor, 1878-1883; newspaper publisher; Ohio Republican state chair, 1886-88; Ohio state commissioner of railroads and telegraphs, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, November 1, 1911 (age 72 years, 251 days). Interment at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William G. Cappellar and Mary Cappellar; married 1859 to Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Killen; father of Edward Boynton Cappeller.
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  Cliff Clevenger (1885-1960) — of Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis.; Bryan, Williams County, Ohio. Born near Long Pine, Brown County, Neb., August 20, 1885. Republican. Dry goods merchant; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1939-59. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Died in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, December 13, 1960 (age 75 years, 115 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Lemuel Clevenger and Mary Elizabeth (Stemen) Clevenger; married, February 3, 1909, to Georgeanna Tipler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) — of Hartford City, Blackford County, Ind. Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne County, Ohio, June 21, 1889. Cleaning, pressing and tailoring business; mayor of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Warner Munger Gelzer (b. 1891) — also known as Warner M. Gelzer — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio, October 28, 1891. Republican. Grocer; hardware and furniture business; dry goods merchant; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936 (alternate), 1944; mayor of Hillsdale, Mich.; elected 1938; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of Hillsdale County Republican Party, 1950. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry J. Gelzer and Cora E. (Munger) Gelzer; married, December 7, 1911, to Ola M. Cochran; married, September 30, 1929, to Vera S. Edlund.
  Amos Henry Jackson (1846-1924) — also known as Amos H. Jackson — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Born near Franklin, Delaware County, N.Y., May 10, 1846. Republican. Street vendor; undergarments manufacturer; mayor of Fremont, Ohio, 1897-1901; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1903-05. Died in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, August 30, 1924 (age 78 years, 112 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Jackson and Roxanna (Ripley) Jackson; married, November 23, 1872, to Mary Sharp.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cyrus Langworthy (1791-1874) — of Ohio; Princeton, Bureau County, Ill. Born in Windsor, Windsor County, Vt., November 13, 1791. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1842; owner of carding mills; banker. Died in Princeton, Bureau County, Ill., January 16, 1874 (age 82 years, 64 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of James Langworthy and Anna (Dean) Langworthy; married, November 29, 1814, to Charlotte Drake; father of Benjamin Franklin Langworthy; uncle of Lucius Hart Langworthy and Edward Langworthy.
  Political family: Langworthy family of Iowa and New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John D. Losekamp (b. 1850) — of Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont. Born in Ohio, September, 1850. Clothier; mayor of Billings, Mont., 1893. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Mortimer Willis Olds (1876-1949) — also known as Mortimer W. Olds — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Batavia, Branch County, Mich., January 1, 1876. Democrat. Men's furnishings merchant; delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Branch County, 1933; postmaster at Coldwater, Mich., 1933-48 (acting, 1933-34). Died in Ohio, May 16, 1949 (age 73 years, 135 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Alma E. (Willis) Olds and Clarence L. Olds; married 1894 to Mary Esther Bowers; great-grandson of Martin Olds; second cousin four times removed of John Baldwin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Upham family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Benjamin Rouse (1856-1942) — also known as Thomas B. Rouse — of Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio. Born in Monroe County, Ohio, September 16, 1856. Republican. Dry goods merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896, 1912. Died in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, July 15, 1942 (age 85 years, 302 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Rouse and Frances (Clark) Rouse; married, August 17, 1887, to Johanna Lucina Pearson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles William Whalen Jr. (1920-2011) — of Ohio. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, July 31, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; vice-president, Dayton Dress Company, 1946-52; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1955-60; member of Ohio state senate, 1961-66; university professor; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1967-79. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 27, 2011 (age 90 years, 331 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Moraine, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
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