A. Victor Donahey

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A. Victor Donahey

Alvin Victor Donahey (born July 7, 1873 in Tuscarawas County , Ohio , †  April 8, 1946 in Columbus , Ohio) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and from 1923 to 1929 the 50th  governor of Ohio. He also represented this state in the US Senate .

Early years and political advancement

Donahey attended the public schools in his home country. He then dropped out of high school to learn the printing trade. At the age of 20 he bought his own printing company, in which he then printed a local newspaper that he also bought. Between 1898 and 1903 Donahey was employed in the administration of Goshen Township . From 1905 to 1909 he served as an auditor ( auditor ) in Tuscarawas County. By 1911 he was also on the New Philadelphia School Board . In 1912 he was a delegate to a conference revising the Ohio Constitution. Between 1912 and 1921 he was a State Auditor for Ohio. In 1920 he applied unsuccessfully for the office of governor. In 1922 he was elected as his party's candidate for the new head of government, where he prevailed with 50.6 percent of the vote against the Republican Carmi Thompson .

Governor of ohio

Victor Donahey took up his new office on January 8, 1923. After two re-elections in 1924 and 1926, he was able to exercise it until January 14, 1929. He went down in the history of Ohio under the name "Veto Vic". In his first term alone, he vetoed 26 bills . Basically, he has blocked every law that would have meant a tax increase with his veto. Donahey pardoned over 2,000 people convicted of violating the prohibition law . The 1920s saw a significant economic boom, from which Ohio also benefited. However, it was also the time when the Ku Klux Klan developed its greatest power .

Another résumé

After his governorship ended, Donahey became president of an insurance company. Between 1935 and 1941 he represented his state as a senator in Congress ; he decided against a new nomination. Then he went back to his private business. Victor Donahey died in April 1946. He was married to Mary Edith Harvey, with whom he had twelve children. Among them was the son John who would later become lieutenant governor of Ohio.

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SURNAME Donahey, A. Victor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Donahey, Alvin Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Tuscarawas County , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1946
Place of death Columbus , Ohio