John C. Speaks
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John Charles Speaks was a businessman, soldier, and U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
, Speaks attended the public schools.
He engaged in milling and the lumber business.
Fish, game, and conservation officer of Ohio 1907-1918.
He served as member of the Ohio National Guard
for more than forty years, advancing from private to brigadier general.
During the Spanish-American War served as major of the Fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, participating in the Puerto Rican campaign.
Commanded the Second Brigade of the Ohio National Guard on the Mexican Border in 1916.
During the First World War commanded the Seventy-third Brigade, Thirty-seventh Division.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth
Congress.
Speaks was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second
Congress, and for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third
Congress, and in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth
Congress.
He died in Columbus, Ohio
, November 6, 1945.
He was interred in Union Grove Cemetery, Canal Winchester, Ohio
.
He married Edna Lawyer of Canal Winchester in 1889, and had three children.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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Biography
Born in Canal Winchester, OhioCanal Winchester, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,478 people, 1,664 households, and 1,264 families residing in the village. The 2004 census estimates that there are now 5,381 people residing in the village, and Canal Winchester may become a city within the next year or two. The population density was 702.9...
, Speaks attended the public schools.
He engaged in milling and the lumber business.
Fish, game, and conservation officer of Ohio 1907-1918.
He served as member of the Ohio National Guard
Ohio National Guard
The Ohio National Guard comprises:* Ohio Army National Guard* Ohio Air National Guard-External links:* compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History...
for more than forty years, advancing from private to brigadier general.
During the Spanish-American War served as major of the Fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, participating in the Puerto Rican campaign.
Commanded the Second Brigade of the Ohio National Guard on the Mexican Border in 1916.
During the First World War commanded the Seventy-third Brigade, Thirty-seventh Division.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress.
Speaks was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress, and for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congress, and in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth
74th United States Congress
-House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...
Congress.
He died in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, November 6, 1945.
He was interred in Union Grove Cemetery, Canal Winchester, Ohio
Canal Winchester, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,478 people, 1,664 households, and 1,264 families residing in the village. The 2004 census estimates that there are now 5,381 people residing in the village, and Canal Winchester may become a city within the next year or two. The population density was 702.9...
.
He married Edna Lawyer of Canal Winchester in 1889, and had three children.