Matthew Denver

Matthew Denver

Matthew Rombach Denver (born December 21, 1870 in Wilmington , Ohio , †  May 13, 1954 ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1913 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Matthew Denver was the son of James William Denver (1817-1892), who was among other things governor of the Kansas Territory and Congressman for California . He attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at Georgetown University in Washington, DC In the following years he worked in agriculture, banking and craft. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . Between 1896 and 1936 he took part as a delegate to eight Democratic National Conventions . From 1896 to 1908 he was a member of the state board of the Democrats in Ohio.

In the congressional elections of 1906 Denver was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the sixth constituency of Ohio, where he succeeded Republican Thomas E. Scroggy on March 4, 1907 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . In 1912 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Denver returned to Wilmington, where he worked in the banking industry. He was president of the Ohio Bankers' Association in 1918 and 1919 . From 1926 to 1928 he sat again on the state executive committee of his party. From 1902 until his death, i.e. for 52 years, he was President of Clinton County National Bank & Trust Co. He died on May 13, 1954 in Wilmington, where he was buried.

Web links

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• Matthew Denver in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Matthew Denver in the database of Find a Grave (English)