Roscoe C. McCulloch

Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (born November 27, 1880 in Millersburg , Ohio , † March 17, 1958 in West Palm Beach , Florida ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Ohio in both chambers of the US Congress .

Roscoe McCulloch first attended the public schools in his home country. He then continued his education at the University of Wooster and the law schools at Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University . He was inducted into the Bar in 1903 and began practicing in Canton . From 1905 to 1907 he served as the assistant prosecutor in Stark County .

McCulloch first ran for a seat in 1912, but lost the election to the United States House of Representatives . Two years later he tried again and was successful this time, after which he entered Congress on March 4, 1915. After being re-elected several times, he remained a member of parliament until March 3, 1921; in 1920 he no longer ran. Instead, he sought the election of governor of Ohio, but the Republican nomination went to A. Victor Donahey , who was then defeated by the Democrat Harry L. Davis .

From 1922 to 1925 McCulloch was Special Assistant Attorney General in the service of the US Department of Justice . After the death of US Senator Theodore E. Burton on October 28, 1929, he was appointed as his successor in Congress by Ohio's Governor Myers Cooper . He took up his mandate from November 5, 1929 and also applied for re-election; however, he was defeated by the Democrat Robert J. Bulkley , who achieved a secure majority with 54.8 percent of the vote and replaced McCulloch on November 30, 1930 in the Senate.

As a result, McCulloch worked as a lawyer in Ohio's capital, Columbus . He died in Florida in 1958.

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SURNAME	McCulloch, Roscoe C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McCulloch, Roscoe Conkling (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 27, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Millersburg , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	March 17, 1958
Place of death	West Palm Beach , Florida