J. Ford Laning

J. Ford Laning

Jay Ford Laning (born May 15, 1853 in New London , Huron County , Ohio , †  September 1, 1941 in Norwalk , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1909 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

J. Ford Laning attended his home public schools and the Savannah Academy , also in Ohio. He then graduated from Baldwin University in Berea . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1875, he began working in this profession in New London. From 1875 to 1881 he also served as justice of the peace there. In 1876 he was a member of the New London Borough Council. In January 1882 he moved to Norwalk, where he practiced as a lawyer until 1885. Then he got into the publishing business. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1887 to 1889 he was a member of the Norwalk City Council; and from 1893 to 1897 he was a member of the Ohio Senate . In 1904 and 1908 he was a delegate at the Republican National Conventions , at which Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft were nominated as presidential candidates.

In the congressional election of 1906 Laning was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Amos R. Webber on March 4, 1907 . In 1908 he was put up for re-election by his party; but then he declined the nomination. Therefore, until March 3, 1909, he could only serve one term in Congress . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Laning returned to publishing. He also dealt with law and school books, which he rewritten, revised and published. He died on September 1, 1941 in Norwalk, where he was also buried.

Web links

• J. Ford Laning in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• J. Ford Laning in the database of Find a Grave (English)