John M. Ashbrook

John Milan Ashbrook (born September 21, 1928 in Johnstown , Licking County , Ohio , † April 24, 1982 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1961 and 1982 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Ashbrook was the son of Congressman William A. Ashbrook (1867-1940) and husband of Jean Spencer Ashbrook , who was to become his successor in the House of Representatives in 1982. He attended Johnstown High School until 1946 and then served in the US Navy from 1946 to 1948 . During this time he was on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1946 and 1947. In 1952 he graduated from Harvard University . After studying law at Ohio State University in Columbus and being admitted to the bar in 1955, he began working in this profession in Johnstown. He also published a weekly newspaper in this city. Unlike his father, who was a member of the Democratic Party , he joined the Republicans . Between 1957 and 1961 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives . From 1957 to 1959 he was federal chairman of the Young Republican Clubs .

In the 1960 congressional election , Ashbrook was elected to the 17th electoral district of Ohio in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Robert W. Levering on January 3, 1961 . After ten re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on April 24, 1982 . During this period, the Vietnam War , the civil rights movement and, in 1974, the Watergate affair took place . Ashbrook was considered a Conservative MP. In the presidential elections of 1972 he ran in some states in the primary election of his party against incumbent Richard Nixon . However, he only achieved election results around 10 percent. When the Watergate affair and the involvement of President Nixon became known, Ashbrook became the first Republican Congressman to call for his resignation.

In 1982, John Ashbrook announced that he would run for a seat in the US Senate . But it shouldn't come to that. He died completely unexpected of a stomach ailment.

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John M. Ashbrook in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Ashbrook, John M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ashbrook, John Milan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 21, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Johnstown , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	April 24, 1982
Place of death	Johnstown , Ohio