John D. Herbert
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John David Herbert is an American
lawyer
who served two terms as Ohio State Treasurer
from 1963 to 1971.
A Republican, he was the son of Thomas J. Herbert
, who was Governor of Ohio from 1947 to 1949.
In 1970, Herbert won the Republican nomination for Ohio Attorney General
, but lost because of his connections to the "Crofters" scandal in which Republicans were accused of steering state investments to campaign contributors. The scandal brought down nearly the entire Republican ticket in 1970 and helped to elect John J. Gilligan
to a single term as governor.
Herbert is a resident of Cincinnati
and is corporate counsel to the Ace Doran Hauling and Rigging Company.
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Lawyer
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who served two terms as Ohio State Treasurer
Ohio State Treasurer
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from 1963 to 1971.
A Republican, he was the son of Thomas J. Herbert
Thomas J. Herbert
Thomas James Herbert was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was the 56th Governor of Ohio.Herbert was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After serving in the Army Air Service during World War I, Herbert returned to Ohio, where he graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1919, and...
, who was Governor of Ohio from 1947 to 1949.
In 1970, Herbert won the Republican nomination for Ohio Attorney General
Ohio Attorney General
The Ohio Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Ohio in the United States. The office is filled by general election, held every four years. The Ohio Attorney General is Mike DeWine.-History:...
, but lost because of his connections to the "Crofters" scandal in which Republicans were accused of steering state investments to campaign contributors. The scandal brought down nearly the entire Republican ticket in 1970 and helped to elect John J. Gilligan
John J. Gilligan
John Joyce Gilligan is a American Democratic politician from the state of Ohio who served as a U.S. Representative and the 62nd Governor of Ohio. He is the father of Kathleen Sebelius...
to a single term as governor.
Herbert is a resident of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
and is corporate counsel to the Ace Doran Hauling and Rigging Company.