Don H. Ebright

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Don Harold Ebright (born September 17, 1902 in Columbus , Ohio , † October 11, 1976 in Cleveland , Ohio) was an American banker, civil servant and politician ( Republican Party ).

Career

Don Harold Ebright, son of Rollie Clark Ebright (1875-1949) and his wife Blanche (1877-1940; maiden name: Hoskins), was born in 1902 in Columbus and grew up there. He had at least two siblings: Dale C. (1900-1919) and Marjorie Ellen (1917-2000). Not much is known about Don Harold Ebright's youth. Ebright attended public schools. During this time, at the age of 11, he called his playmates together in Columbus and organized a collection campaign for the victims of the great flood of 1913 . Food and clothing were collected. Ebright attended the College of Commerce at Ohio State University , where he studied banking and finance for four years. During his studies, he drove a food truck and worked at a gas station. He also worked one summer as a lumberjack in a log cabin and another as a deckhand aboard a freighter on the Great Lakes . He graduated in 1925.

From 1925 to July 1933 he worked for the Ohio National Bank in Columbus with one interruption in 1931 . Over time, he rose from a simple accountant ( clerk ) to the deputy state treasurer of Ohio. Ebright had already accepted a job with the Ohio National Bank in 1925 when Ohio State Treasurer Harry S. Day discovered that he needed additional staff to handle the revenue from the newly created gasoline tax. Therefore, Ebright worked there as an accountant for the first few years. The global economic crisis overshadowed his final years there. Years later, he gave the following reason for applying to Ohio National Bank:

"I wanted to get married and the treasurer's job paid more than the one in the bank."

"I wanted to get married and the Ohio National Bank job paid better than one at the bank."

Ebright married his wife Martha (1903-2002; maiden name: Miller) in 1925, whom he already met during their time together at Columbus East High School . The couple had two children. When Ebright took his first tenure as State Treasurer of Ohio in 1939, his son, James, was 11 years old and his daughter, Marty Lou, was 9 years old.

In 1933, Ebright served as an insolvency administrator for the Ohio State Bank Department. During his tenure he wound up the old First Central Trust Company in Akron ( Summit County ) . When the new company was founded there in 1934, he began to work in its new business department.

Akron Mayor Lee D. Schroy then appointed him town treasurer in 1936. Ebright held the post until the end of 1938. During his three years could not Akron concerning the facts more served bonds amounting to around 4 million dollars clarify a General Fund to pay off net borrowing in the amount of 750,000 dollars and its bonded indebtedness of 3.5 million Reduce dollars.

In the 1938 election, Ebright was elected State Treasurer of Ohio for a two-year term. His services as Akron City Treasurer helped him make the election. His plans were to reorganize the treasurer, reduce the workforce to be more economical, and not allow nepotism during his administration. Ebright was re-elected five times in a row. He held the post from January 9, 1939 to January 8, 1951. His first three terms in office were overshadowed by the Second World War . During this time, the legislative bodies in the United States , including the State Treasurer of Ohio, dealt with many topics including: Providing pension payments to needy widows and orphans of WWII veterans no matter how or where the veterans died. To provide pensions to totally and permanently disabled veterans who could no longer work. Pass laws that gave working veterans decent employment or state pensions. Many able-bodied and willing veterans were then forced to inactivity because the industry had set an age limit of 40 years for workers. With an average veteran age of 44, thousands were unable to find suitable jobs. Adopt a national defense program that will guarantee the security of the United States, against both internal and external threats. In this context, a road map had to be drawn up concerning existing currents in the United States with regard to communism , fascism and Nazism . In doing so, however, the constitutional rights of freedom of expression, free press, freedom of religion and the right to petition and assemble had to be upheld. In addition, laws were passed that improved the financial situation of many cities and municipalities. An example is St. Louis , which at the time had a budget deficit of $ 3 million.

After the post of governor of Ohio, the post of State Treasurer of Ohio is the highest paid state post. During his final tenure, Ebright received approximately $ 11,000  a year - $ 8,500 from the Treasury and the rest from various Conservancy Districts in reward for serving as their treasurer and handling their bonds. The annual salary of the State Treasurer was then raised by the Ohio General Assembly for the new term from $ 6,500 to $ 8,500.

He ran unsuccessfully for the post of governor of Ohio in the 1950 elections. He suffered a defeat against the Democrat Frank J. Lausche .

Ebright died on October 11, 1976 in a Cleveland hospital. His body was then interred in the Violet Township Cemetery in Pickerington , a suburb of the city of Columbus.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Don H. Ebright in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ Rollie Clark Ebright in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Blanche Hoskins Ebright in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Dale C. Ebright in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Marjorie Ellen Ebright Eckert in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ Martha Miller Ebright in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  7. ^ The Law Directionary - General Fund
  8. ^ The Law Dictionary - Bonded Indebtedness
personal data
SURNAME Ebright, Don H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ebright, Don Harold (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American banker, civil servant and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 17th September 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1976
Place of death Cleveland , Ohio