Gordon H. Scherer

Gordon Harry Scherer (* 26 December 1906 in Cincinnati , Ohio ; † 13. August 1988 ) was an American politician of the Republican Party . From 1953 to 1963 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the first  congressional district of the state of Ohio.

biography

Gordon Harry Scherer was born in Cincinnati. He studied law at Northern Kentucky University . In 1929 he received his degree there. He was admitted to the bar and opened a law firm in Cincinnati. From 1933 to 1941 he worked for the district attorney of Hamilton County . This was followed by a position as director of security for Cincinnati. He also served on the Cincinnati Planning Commission. From 1945 to 1949 he was a member of the Cincinnati City Council .

As the successor to Charles H. Elston , Scherer was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1953 as a representative of the 1st District of Ohio. There he sat for 5 legislative terms. He went back to Cincinnati to work as a lawyer again. From 1965 to 1972 he also sat in the Ohio House of Representatives .

In 1964 and 1968 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention . From 1962 to 1968 he was party chairman in Hamilton County. Scherer died in Cincinnati in 1988 at the age of 81.

Web links

• Gordon H. Scherer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)