Charles A. Vanik

A Representative from Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 7, 1913. Attended the public schools. Graduated from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1933. Graduated from Western Reserve University Law School in 1936. Admitted to the bar in 1936. Lawyer, private practice. Member of Cleveland City Council in 1938 and 1939. Member of the Cleveland state senate, 1940-1942. Member of the Cleveland Board of Education in 1941 and 1942. United States Naval Reserve as an ensign in 1942 and served with amphibious forces of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. Released from active duty as a lieutenant in December 1945. Appointed a member of the Cleveland Library Board in January 1946. Elected judge of Cleveland Municipal Court in 1947 and reelected in 1949 for a six-year term, but resigned in March 1954 to campaign for Congress. Served as referee with Ohio Industrial Commission. Legal adviser to the Ohio highway director. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1955-January 3, 1981). Not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-seventh Congress in 1980. Resumed the practice of law in Washington, D. C. Died on August 30, 2007, in Jupiter, Fla.