Biography
A Representative from Ohio. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 1, 1917. Graduate of Fairfield County public schools. Utility company electrical engineer, received technical training from I. C. S. , Scranton, Pa. Appointed to Lancaster City Council in 1957 to fill an unexpired term, elected to that position in 1961. Elected as mayor of Lancaster in 1963 for a two-year term. While mayor, was a member of the legislative committee of the National League of Cities and the Ohio Municipal League, and a member of the executive committee of the Mayors Association of Ohio. Elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1993). Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress. Died on August 2, 2011, in Lancaster, Ohio. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio.