Cliff Clevenger
American politician
Cliff Clevenger
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Member of the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
from Ohio's 5th district |
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In office
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1959 |
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Preceded by | Frank C. Kniffin |
Succeeded by | Del Latta |
Personal details | |
Born |
(
1885-08-20
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August 20, 1885
Brown County, Nebraska |
Died |
December 13, 1960
(1960-12-13)
(aged
75)
Tiffin, Ohio |
Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
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Cliff Clevenger (August 20, 1885 – December 13, 1960) was a United States representative from Ohio . He served ten terms in Congress from 1939 to 1959.
Biography
Cliff Clevenger was born on a ranch near Long Pine , Brown County, Nebraska . He moved in 1895 with his parents to Lacona, Iowa , where he attended the public schools. He engaged in the mercantile business at Marengo, Iowa , 1901–1903 and at Appleton, Wisconsin , 1904-1914. He was also president of the Clevenger Stores, Bowling Green, Ohio , 1915–1926 and manager of the F. W. Uhlman Stores, Bryan, Ohio , 1927-1938.
Congress
Clevenger was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1959). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958. He died at his home in Tiffin, Ohio in 1960. [1]
Clevenger voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 . [2]
Death
He died on December 13, 1960 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin .
References
External links
- United States Congress. "Cliff Clevenger (id: C000515)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
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Preceded by |
Member
of
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
from Ohio's 5th congressional district 1939-1959 |
Succeeded by |
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Ohio's 5th congressional district
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Authority control
: People
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