Frank J. Lausche

Frank John Lausche (born November 14, 1895 in Cleveland , Ohio ; † April 21, 1990 ibid) was an American politician who represented the state of Ohio in the US Senate . He was also the 55th Governor from 1945 to 1947 and the 57th Governor of Ohio between 1949 and 1957 .

Early years

Between 1915 and 1916 Lausche attended the Central Institute Preparatory School . During the First World War he was a lieutenant in the US Army . After the war, he studied at the John Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1920. Then he began his new profession in Cleveland.

Political career

In 1922 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives . His candidacy for the Ohio Senate also failed in 1924. Between 1932 and 1937 he was a judge at a city court and from 1937 to 1941 a judge at an appeals court. He was then Mayor of Cleveland from 1941 to 1944 . In 1944 he was elected as the candidate of his party for governor of his country, where he prevailed with 51.8 percent of the vote against the Republican James Garfield Stewart .

Lausche took office on January 8, 1945. At that time, World War II was still in full swing. After the end of the war, industrial production in Ohio also had to be reduced to meet civilian needs. In 1946 he was defeated in the gubernatorial elections to the Republican Thomas J. Herbert . As a result, he had to resign on January 13, 1947 from his office. But another two years later, in 1948, Lausche was re-elected governor against Herbert. After three re-elections, he was able to remain in office between January 10, 1949 and January 3, 1957. As governor, he spoke out against public service pay increases, including his own salary. Instead, he expanded the social system. He campaigned for the preservation of the natural resources of his state and founded a civil defense organization in Ohio. A general education committee was also established. In addition, a separate motorway maintenance depot ( turnpike system ) was established for the sometimes toll motorways. During his tenure, the Ohio constitution was amended and the governor's term of office was extended from two to four years. However, this change only came into force with the term of office of Governor Michael DiSalle from January 1959.

In the fall of 1956, Frank Lausche was elected to the US Senate. He took up this position on January 3, 1957. On the same day he resigned as governor of Ohio. Lieutenant Governor John William Brown had to bridge the remaining eleven days before the regular expiry of his term of office . Between 1957 and 1969 he represented his state in Congress in Washington . In 1968 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. That was because of his increasingly conservative attitude. When he then declared that he would vote for the Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon in November 1968 , the break with his party was sealed. After that he retired from politics and no longer sought public office. Frank Lausche died in 1990. He was married to Shane Sheal.

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SURNAME	Lausche, Frank J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Listen, Frank John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 14, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cleveland , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	April 21, 1990
Place of death	Cleveland , Ohio