James Seccombe

James Seccombe (1939)

James Seccombe (born February 12, 1893 in Mineral City , Tuscarawas County , Ohio , †  August 23, 1970 in Canton , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1941 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1906, James Seccombe moved to Canton from Mineral City with his parents. He attended the public schools in his respective homeland. During the First World War he served in the US Army between 1917 and 1919 . He was used on the European theater of war. Between 1913 and 1932, with the exception of his military service, he worked in various factories as a machinist and foreman. In 1930 and 1931 he completed evening courses at the YMCA , where he was trained as a motor vehicle mechanic. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1928 to 1933 he was a member of the Canton City Council, of which he was temporarily president. From 1935 to 1938 he also served as mayor of this city. In 1932, 1934, and 1936, he served as a delegate to regional Republican conventions for Ohio.

In the 1938 congressional election , Seccombe was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 16th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Democrat William R. Thom on January 3, 1939 , whom he had defeated in the election. Since he lost to Thom in 1940, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1941 . During this time the last of the Roosevelt government's New Deal laws were passed there.

In 1941 and 1942, James Seccombe worked as a state tax examiner for the tax authorities in Canton. From 1942 to 1970 he was a member of the Stark County Electoral Commission . In 1959 he became president of the Ohio Association of Election Officials . He died on August 23, 1970 in Canton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• James Seccombe in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Seccombe in the database of Find a Grave (English)