R. Clint Cole

R. Clint Cole

Raymond Clinton "Clint" Cole (born August 21, 1870 near Findlay , Ohio , †  February 8, 1957 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1925 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Clint Cole was the older brother of Congressman Ralph D. Cole (1873-1932). He attended public schools in his home country as well as Findlay College . He then worked as a teacher for nine years. After studying law at Ohio Northern University in Ada and being admitted to the bar in 1900, he began working in this profession in Findlay in 1901. Between 1903 and 1913 he was also a member of the national guard of his state. From 1912 to 1916 he was the legal representative of his hometown Findlay. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the 1919 congressional election , Cole was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Democrat John A. Key on March 4, 1919 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1925 . From 1923 he headed the Committee on Elections No. 1 . The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

In 1924, Clint Cole was not re-elected. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on February 8, 1957 in Findlay, where he was also buried.

Web links

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• R. Clint Cole in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• R. Clint Cole in the database of Find a Grave (English)