Jackson Edward Betts

Jackson Edward Betts (1963)

Jackson Edward Betts (born May 26, 1904 in Findlay , Ohio , †  August 13, 1993 there ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1973 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jackson Betts attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1926 the Kenyon College in Gambier . After a subsequent law degree at Yale University and his admission as a lawyer in 1930, he began to work in Findlay in this profession. Between 1933 and 1937 he was a prosecutor in Hancock County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1937 and 1947 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives ; in 1945 and 1946 he was the latter's speaker as the successor to William Moore McCulloch .

In the 1950 congressional election , Betts was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Frederick Cleveland Smith on January 3, 1951 . After ten re-elections, he was able to complete eleven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1973 . During this time, the Korean War , the Vietnam War and, domestically, the civil rights movement fell . In 1972 he renounced another candidacy.

Between 1973 and 1983, Jackson Betts worked as a part-time teacher at Findlay College . From 1981 to 1989 he was a judge at the Findlay Municipal Court. He also died in this city on August 13, 1993.

Web links

Commons : Jackson Edward Betts  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Jackson Edward Betts in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jackson Edward Betts in the database of Find a Grave (English)