Albert David Baumhart Jr.

A. David Baumhart Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th district
In office
January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942
Preceded byDudley A. White
Succeeded byAlvin F. Weichel
In office
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961
Preceded byAlvin F. Weichel
Succeeded byCharles Adams Mosher
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1937-1940
Personal details
Born(1908-06-15)June 15, 1908
Vermilion, Ohio
DiedJanuary 23, 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 92)
Lorain, Ohio
Resting placeMaple Grove Cemetery, Vermillion
Political partyRepublican
Alma materOhio University
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1942-1946
Ranklieutenant commander
Battles/warsWorld War II

Albert David Baumhart Jr. (June 15, 1908 – January 23, 2001) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. He served in Congress from 1941 to 1942, and again from 1955 to 1961.

Early life

Baumhart was born in Vermilion, Ohio.[1] Baumhart's mother died at 35 in 1918 from the Spanish Flu epidemic.[2] He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, receiving his A.B. and M.A. in 1931.[1]

Political career

He was a publishing house representative at Vermilion, Ohio, from 1932 to 1939.[1] He was a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1937 to 1940.[1]

Baumhart was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh Congress.[1] Throughout all of 1940 and most of 1941 he was known as an "interventionist Republican" who advocated that America go to war in Europe against Nazi Germany in order to help the United Kingdom. He resigned to accept a commission in the United States Navy on September 2, 1942.[1] He was discharged as a lieutenant commander on January 17, 1946. He was a member of the public relations staff of Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., in Toledo, Ohio, from 1946 to 1953.[1] He served as director of the Republican National Committee in 1953 and 1954.[1]

Baumhart was again elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth, and Eighty-sixth Congresses.[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960. Baumhart voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960.[3][4] He was a delegate to 1968 Republican National Convention.[1]

Post-Political career

He later worked as public relations consultant.[1]

Death

He died on January 23, 2001, in Lorain, Ohio.[1] He is interred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Vermilion, Ohio.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "A. David Baumhart Jr., former congressman". The Morning Journal. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. ^ Joy, Jordana (2020-03-29). "How did 1918 flu pandemic affect Lorain County?". Morning Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  4. ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th congressional district
January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th congressional district
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961 		Succeeded by


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