List of Ohio politicians (by federal office)
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Presidents of the United States and Candidates
Name | Life Dates | Party | Candidate | Nominee | Served |
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James M. Cox James M. Cox James Middleton Cox was the 46th and 48th Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative from Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1920.... |
1870-1957 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1920 | ||
James A. Garfield James Garfield James Abram Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States, after completing nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Garfield's accomplishments as President included a controversial resurgence of Presidential authority above Senatorial courtesy in executive... |
1831-1881 | Republican | 1880 | 1881 | |
John H. Glenn Jr. John Glenn John Herschel Glenn, Jr. is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States senator who was the first American to orbit the Earth and the third American in space. Glenn was a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program as a member of NASA's original... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1984 | |||
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America... |
1822-1885 | Republican | 1868, 1872 | 1869-1877 | |
Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... |
1865-1923 | Republican | 1920 | 1921-1923 | |
Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... |
1833-1901 | Republican | 1888, 1892 | 1889-1893 | |
Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... |
1822-1893 | Republican | 1876 | 1877-1881 | |
William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... |
1843-1901 | Republican | 1896, 1900 | 1843-1901 | |
William H. Taft I William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... |
1857-1930 | Republican | 1908, 1912 | 1909-1913 | |
Aaron S. Watkins Aaron S. Watkins Aaron S. Watkins , born in Ohio, was president of Asbury College in Kentucky. Before his ordination as a Methodist minister, he practiced law with his brother. He was the grandfather of Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, W... |
(Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ) |
1920 |
Vice Presidents of the United States and Candidates
Name | Life Dates | Party | Candidate | Served |
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John W. Bricker John W. Bricker John William Bricker was a United States Senator and the 54th Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Republican nominee for Vice President in 1944.-Early life:... |
1893–1986 | 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... |
1944 | |
Samuel F. Cary | 1814–1900 | Greenback United States Greenback Party The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward... |
1876 | |
Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana , and the 21st Vice President of the United States... |
1819–1885 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1884 | 1885 |
Thomas Morris Thomas Morris (Ohio politician) Thomas Morris was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States Senate.Born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Morris enlisted as a Ranger to fight the Indians in 1793. He settled in western Ohio two years later. He began practicing law in Bethel, Ohio in 1804... |
1776–1844 | Liberty Liberty Party (1840s) The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s . The party was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause... |
1844 | |
George H. Pendleton George H. Pendleton George Hunt Pendleton was a Representative and a Senator from Ohio. Nicknamed "Gentleman George" for his demeanor, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States during the Civil War in 1864, running as a peace Democrat with war Democrat George B. McClellan; they lost to... |
1825–1889 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1864 | |
Allen G. Thurman Allen G. Thurman Allen Granberry Thurman was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Ohio, as well as the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the United States in 1888.-Biography:... |
1813–1895 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1888 | |
Aaron S. Watkins Aaron S. Watkins Aaron S. Watkins , born in Ohio, was president of Asbury College in Kentucky. Before his ordination as a Methodist minister, he practiced law with his brother. He was the grandfather of Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, W... |
1863–1941 | Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... |
1908, 1912 |
Cabinet Secretaries
Name | Life Dates | Party | Offices (with dates of service) |
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Newton D. Baker Newton D. Baker Newton Diehl Baker, Jr. was an American politician who belonged to the Democratic Party. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915 and as U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921.-Early years:... |
1871-1937 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1916-1921: Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation... |
Anthony J. Celebrezze Sr. | 1910-1998 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1962-1965: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare |
Salmon P. Chase Salmon P. Chase Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Chase was one of the most prominent members... |
1808-1873 | Republican | 1861-1864: Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United... |
Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin Thomas Corwin , also known as Tom Corwin and The Wagon Boy, was a politician from the state of Ohio who served as a prosecuting attorney, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate, and as the 15th Governor of Ohio 20th... |
1794-1865 | Whig | 1850-1853: Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United... |
William B. Saxbe William B. Saxbe William Bart "Bill" Saxbe was an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, as U.S. Attorney General under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, and as United States Ambassador to India.At the time of his death, Saxbe was the... |
1916- | Republican | 1974-1975: Attorney General United States Attorney General The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government... |
John Sherman John Sherman (politician) John Sherman, nicknamed "The Ohio Icicle" , was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. He served as both Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State and was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act... |
1823-1900 | Republican | 1877-1881: Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United... 1897-1898: Secretary of State United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence... |
Alphonso Taft Alphonso Taft Alphonso Taft was the Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and the founder of an American political dynasty. He was the father of U.S... |
1810-1891 | Republican | 1876: Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation... 1876-1877: Attorney General United States Attorney General The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. The attorney general is considered to be the chief lawyer of the U.S. government... |
William H. Taft I William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... |
1857-1930 | 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... |
1904-1908: Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation... |
Other Federal Officers
Name | Life Dates | Party | Positions and dates |
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William H. Taft I William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... |
1857-1930 | Republican | 1901-1904: Civilian Governor of the Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Mary Ellen Withrow Mary Ellen Withrow Mary Ellen Hinamon Withrow was the 40th Treasurer of the United States from March 1, 1994 to January 20, 2001 under President Bill Clinton.... |
Democratic | 1994-2001: U.S. Treasurer |
Presidents Pro Tempore of the United States SenatePresident pro tempore of the United States SenateThe President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body...
Name | Life Dates | Party | Term(s) of service |
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John Sherman John Sherman (politician) John Sherman, nicknamed "The Ohio Icicle" , was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. He served as both Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State and was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act... |
1823-1900 | Republican | 1885-1887 |
Allen G. Thurman Allen G. Thurman Allen Granberry Thurman was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Ohio, as well as the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the United States in 1888.-Biography:... |
1813-1895 | Democratic | 1879-1880 |
Benjamin F. Wade | 1800-1878 | Republican | 1867-1869 |
Majority Leaders of the United States Senate
NoneMinority Leaders of the United States Senate
Name | Life Dates | Party | Term(s) of service |
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Robert A. Taft I Robert Taft Robert Alphonso Taft , of the Taft political family of Cincinnati, was a Republican United States Senator and a prominent conservative statesman... |
1889-1953 | Republican | 1953 |
Democratic Leadership Office Holders (whips, conference chairmen, etc.) of the United States Senate
Name | Life Dates | Term(s) of service |
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George H. Pendleton George H. Pendleton George Hunt Pendleton was a Representative and a Senator from Ohio. Nicknamed "Gentleman George" for his demeanor, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States during the Civil War in 1864, running as a peace Democrat with war Democrat George B. McClellan; they lost to... |
1825-1889 | Democratic Conference Chairman: 1881-1885 |
Republican Leadership Officer Holders (whips, conference chairmen, etc.) of the United States Senate
Name | Life Dates | Term(s) of service |
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Harold H. Burton | 1888-1964 | Republican Conference Secretary: 1944-1945 |
Simeon D. Fess Simeon D. Fess Simeon Davison Fess was a Republican politician and educator from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.-Early life:... |
1861-1936 | Republican Whip: 1929-1933 |
John Sherman John Sherman (politician) John Sherman, nicknamed "The Ohio Icicle" , was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio during the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. He served as both Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State and was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act... |
1823-1900 | Republican Conference Chairman: 1884-1885, 1891-1897 |
Robert A. Taft I Robert Taft Robert Alphonso Taft , of the Taft political family of Cincinnati, was a Republican United States Senator and a prominent conservative statesman... |
1889-1953 | Republican Policy Committee Chairman: 1947-1952 |
United States Senators and Candidates
Name | Life Dates | Party | Candidate | Term(s) of service |
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Israel Amter | 1928s | |||
Donald E. Babcock | American | 1976 | ||
George H. Bender George H. Bender George Harrison Bender was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1947 and 1951 to 1954, and also in the U.S. Senate from 1954 to 1957.-Early life:... |
Republican | 1954s, 1956 | 1954-1957 | |
Gilbert Bettman Gilbert Bettman Gilbert Bettman was an American politician of the Ohio Republican party.In 1932, Bettman ran for the office of U.S. senator from Ohio. He lost to the incumbent Democrat, Robert J. Bulkley.... |
Republican | 1932 | ||
James E. Betts | Republican | 1980 | ||
Mary O. Boyle | Democratic | 1998 | ||
John W. Bricker John W. Bricker John William Bricker was a United States Senator and the 54th Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Republican nominee for Vice President in 1944.-Early life:... |
Republican | 1946, 1952, 1958 | 1947-1959 | |
John Marshall Briley | Republican | 1962 | ||
Robert J. Bulkley Robert J. Bulkley Robert Johns Bulkley was a United States Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 until 1939.... |
Democratic | 1930s, 1932, 1938 | 1930-1933 | |
Thomas A. Burke Thomas A. Burke Thomas Aloysius Burke was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He served as the 48th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and in the United States Senate from November 10, 1953 until December 2, 1954. Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport is named after him.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Burke served in the U.S... |
Democratic | 1954s | ||
Harold H. Burton | Republican | 1940 | 1941-1946 | |
Theodore E. Burton Theodore E. Burton Theodore Elijah Burton was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.... |
Republican | 1928s | 1928-1929 | |
Theodore S. Celeste Ted Celeste Theodore S. "Ted" Celeste is an American politician and a member of the Democratic party in Ohio. Celeste, the brother of former Ohio governor and U.S. ambassador Richard F. Celeste, ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000 and lost to the Republican incumbent, U.S. Sen. R. Michael DeWine... |
Democratic | 2000 | ||
R. Michael DeWine Mike DeWine Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine is the Attorney General for the state of Ohio. He has held numerous offices on the state and federal level, including Ohio State Senator, four terms as a U.S. Congressman, Ohio Lt. Governor, and was a two-term U.S. Senator, serving from 1995 to 2007.- Biography :Born... |
Republican | 1992, 1994, 2000 | 1995-2006 | |
Michael V. DiSalle | Democratic | 1952 | ||
A. Victor Donahey A. Victor Donahey Alvin Victor Donahey was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. Donahey was the 50th Governor of Ohio and a United States Senator from Ohio.Donahey was born in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. His parents were John C... |
Democratic | 1934 | 1935-1941 | |
John Eastman | Natural Law United States Natural Law Party The Natural Law Party was a United States political party affiliated with the international Natural Law Party. It was founded in 1992 and mostly dissolved in 2004... |
2000 | ||
William Farkas | Socialist Labor | 1946, 1958 | ||
Joseph T. Ferguson | Democratic | 1950 | ||
Simeon D. Fess Simeon D. Fess Simeon Davison Fess was a Republican politician and educator from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.-Early life:... |
Republican | 1922, 1928, 1934 | 1923-1935 | |
Eric D. Fingerhut Eric Fingerhut Eric David Fingerhut is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party. Fingerhut was appointed the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents on March 14, 2007 by Governor Ted Strickland. This position makes him a member of the Ohio Governor's Cabinet... |
Democratic | 2004 | ||
I. O. Ford | Communist | 1932 | ||
Emma Lila Fundaburk | 1976 | |||
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... |
Democratic | 1968 | ||
John H. Glenn Jr. John Glenn John Herschel Glenn, Jr. is a former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States senator who was the first American to orbit the Earth and the third American in space. Glenn was a Marine Corps fighter pilot before joining NASA's Mercury program as a member of NASA's original... |
Democratic | 1974, 1986, 1992 | 1975-1999 | |
? Goerke | Socialist Labor | 1926 | ||
James Goward | 1928 | |||
Virginia D. Green | 1922 | |||
Martha Kathryn Grevatt | 1992 | |||
Kathleen G. Harroff | 1974 | |||
Philip Herzing | Libertarian | 1982 | ||
James W. Huffman James W. Huffman James Wylie Huffman was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1946.... |
Democratic | 1946 | ||
Graham P. Hunt | Democratic | 1928s | ||
J. Wetherell Hutton | 1928 | |||
Joel Z. Hyatt Joel Hyatt Joel Z. Hyatt is a prominent businessman and former attorney and American politician of the Democratic party. He is the founder of Hyatt Legal Services, and was featured in the law firm's television commercials speaking the slogan, "I'm Joel Hyatt and you have my word on it."Hyatt graduated from... |
Democratic | 1994 | ||
Richard B. Kay | American Independent | 1970, 1974 | ||
Thomas N. Kindness Tom Kindness Thomas Norman Kindness was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Ohio from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1987.... |
Republican | 1986 | ||
Frank J. Lausche | Democratic | 1956, 1962 | 1957-1963 | |
Cyrus Locher Cyrus Locher Cyrus Locher was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.Locher studied at Ohio Wesleyan University and Western Reserve University Law School... |
1878-1929 | Democratic | 1928 | |
John McAlister | Libertarian | 2000 | ||
Roscoe C. McCulloch Roscoe C. McCulloch Roscoe Conkling McCulloch was a Republican politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.... |
Republican | 1930s | ||
John McSweeney John McSweeney (politician) John McSweeney was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Wooster, Ohio, McSweeney attended the public schools and was graduated from Wooster University in 1912.... |
Democratic | 1940 | ||
Frank M. Mecartney | (Prohibition) | 1932 | ||
Alicia Merel | 1982 | |||
Howard M. Metzenbaum Howard Metzenbaum Howard Morton Metzenbaum was an American politician who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio . He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate from 1943 to 1951.-Early life:Metzenbaum was born in Cleveland, to a poor Jewish family, the son... |
Democratic | 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988 | 1974-1975, 1977-1995 | |
Rick Nagin | 1980 | |||
John O'Neill | Socialist Labor | 1970, 1976 | ||
Ralph J. Perk | Republican | 1974 | ||
Paul E. Pfeifer Paul Pfeifer Paul E. Pfeifer is an American politician of the Ohio Republican party. He served in both houses of the Ohio General Assembly and is currently an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.... |
Republican | 1982 | ||
William G. Pickrel William G. Pickrel William G. Pickrel was an American attorney and politician who served as the 40th and 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1928 and 1931-1933..... |
Democratic | 1944 | ||
Atlee Pomerene Atlee Pomerene Atlee Pomerene was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1911 until 1923.-Early life and career:... |
Democratic | 1922 | ||
John E. Powers | 1980 | |||
W. C. Sandberg | Communist | 1934 | ||
William B. Saxbe William B. Saxbe William Bart "Bill" Saxbe was an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, as U.S. Attorney General under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, and as United States Ambassador to India.At the time of his death, Saxbe was the... |
Republican | 1968 | 1969-1974 | |
Melissa Singler | 1976 | |||
Joseph J. Slovenec | 1994 | |||
Anna K. Storck | 1926 | |||
Henry B. Strong | 1926 | |||
Kingsley A. Taft Kingsley A. Taft Kingsley Arter Taft was an American politician and distant relative of Ohio's more famous Taft family. He served as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and also served briefly as a United States Senator. Kingsley's father, Frederick Lovett Taft, II was also a noted figure in the Ohio legal... |
Republican | 1946s | 1946-1947 | |
Robert A. Taft I | Republican | 1938, 1944, 1950 | 1939-1953 | |
Robert Taft Jr. Robert Taft, Jr. Robert Taft Jr. was a member of the Taft political family who served as a Republican Congressman from Ohio between 1963 and 1965, as well as between 1967 and 1971. He also served as a U.S. Senator between 1971 and 1976.... |
Republican | 1964, 1970, 1976 | 1971-1977 | |
Charles V. Truax Charles V. Truax Charles Vilas Truax was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born on a farm near Sycamore, Ohio, Truax attended the public schools and was graduated from Sycamore High School.... |
Democratic | 1928 | ||
Henry P. Webber | Democratic | 1946 | ||
Frank B. Willis Frank B. Willis Frank Bartlett Willis was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 47th Governor of Ohio.-Biography:... |
Republican | 1920, 1926 | 1920-1928 | |
Joseph Willnecker | 1928 | |||
George V. Voinovich George Voinovich George Victor Voinovich is a former United States Senator from the state of Ohio, and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as the 65th Governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998, and as the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989.-Personal life:Born in Cleveland, Ohio, his father was... |
Republican | 1988, 1998, 2004 | 1999-present | |
Stephen M. Young Stephen M. Young Stephen Marvin Young was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio. He was a United States Senator from Ohio from 1958 until 1971.... |
Democratic | 1958, 1964 | 1959-1971 |
Speakers of the United States House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
Name | Life Dates | Party | Term(s) of service |
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J. Warren Keifer J. Warren Keifer Joseph Warren Keifer was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911... |
Republican | 1881-1883 | |
Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth IV was a prominent American politician in the Republican Party during the first few decades of the 20th century... |
1869-1931 | Republican | 1925-1931 |
Majority Leaders of the United States House of Representatives
Name | Life Dates | Party | Term(s) of service |
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Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth IV was a prominent American politician in the Republican Party during the first few decades of the 20th century... |
1869-1931 | Republican | 1923-1925 |
Minority Leaders of the United States House of RepresentativesMinority leader of the United States House of RepresentativesThe House Minority Leader is one of the party leaders of the United States House of Representatives. This title is currently held by Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi of California....
NoneDemocratic Party Leadership Office Holders (whips, caucus chairmen, etc.) in the United States House of Representatives
Name | Life Dates | Position (with dates of service) |
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George W. Geddes George W. Geddes George Washington Geddes was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Geddes attended the common schools.He studied law under Columbus Delano.He was admitted to the bar in July 1845 and practiced.... |
1883-1885: Democratic Caucus Chairman | |
Edson B. Olds Edson B. Olds Edson Baldwin Olds was a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio. During the American Civil War, he was a leading member of the Peace Democrats. He was the great-grandfather of United States Army Air Forces Maj. Gen. Robert Olds, and the great-great grandfather of United States Air Force Brig. Gen... |
1853-1855: Democratic Caucus Chairman |
Republican Party Leadership Office Holders (whips, conference chairmen, etc.) in the United States House of Representatives
Name | Life Dates | Position (with dates of service) |
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John A. Boehner John Boehner John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991... |
1995-1999: Republican Conference Chairman | |
Samuel L. Devine Samuel L. Devine Samuel Leeper Devine was an American politician of the Republican party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from 3 January 1959 until 3 January 1981; he left office after being defeated by Democrat Bob Shamansky... |
1979-1981: Republican Conference Chairman | |
Charles H. Grosvenor Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
1895-1899: Republican Conference Chairman | |
Deborah D. Pryce Deborah Pryce Deborah D. Pryce is an American politician from Ohio and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs.She is divorced from Randy Walker and now lives in Upper... |
2003-present: Republican Conference Chairman | |
Robert C. Schenck Robert C. Schenck Robert Cumming Schenck was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, and American diplomatic representative to Brazil and the United Kingdom. He was at both battles of Bull Run and took part in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, and the Battle of Cross Keys... |
1869-1871: Republican Conference Chairman |
United States Representatives and Candidates
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Chief Justices of the United States
Name | Life Dates | Appointed by | Party | Term(s) of service |
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Salmon P. Chase Salmon P. Chase Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Chase was one of the most prominent members... |
Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... |
Republican | 1864-1873 | |
William H. Taft I William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... |
1857-1930 | Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... |
Republican | 1921-1930 |
Morrison R. Waite | Grant | Republican | 1874-1888 |
Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court
Name | Life Dates | Appointed by | Party | Term(s) of service |
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Harold H. Burton | 1888-1964 | Truman | Republican | 1945-1958 |
John Hessin Clarke John Hessin Clarke John Hessin Clarke was an American lawyer and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1916 to 1922.-Early life:... |
Wilson Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913... |
Democratic | 1916-1922 | |
William R. Day William R. Day William Rufus Day was an American diplomat and jurist, who served for nineteen years as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.-Biography:... |
T. Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... |
Republican | 1903-1922 | |
Stanley Matthews | Garfield James Garfield James Abram Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States, after completing nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Garfield's accomplishments as President included a controversial resurgence of Presidential authority above Senatorial courtesy in executive... |
Republican | 1881-1889 | |
John McLean John McLean John McLean was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice on the Ohio and U.S... |
Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans... |
Democratic | 1830-1861 | |
Potter Stewart Potter Stewart Potter Stewart was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. During his tenure, he made, among other areas, major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence.-Education:Stewart was born in Jackson, Michigan,... |
Eisenhower | Republican | 1958-1981 | |
Noah Haynes Swayne Noah Haynes Swayne Noah Haynes Swayne was an American jurist and politician. He was the first Republican appointed as a justice to the United States Supreme Court.-Birth and early life:... |
Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and... |
Republican | 1862-1881 | |
William Burnham Woods William Burnham Woods William Burnham Woods was an American jurist, politician, and soldier.-Early life and career:Woods was born on August 3, 1824 in Newark, Ohio. He was the older brother of Charles R. Woods, another future Civil War general. He attended college at both Western Reserve University and Yale... |
1824-1887 | Grant | Democratic | 1880-1887 |
Judges of United States Courts of Appeal
Name | Life Dates | Party | Circuit !! Term(s) of service | |
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Anthony J. Celebrezze Sr. | Democratic | 6th United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Kentucky* Western District of Kentucky... |