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Politicians in Miscellaneous Occupations in Ohio


  William Marshall Anderson (1807-1881) — also known as W. Marshall Anderson — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio; Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 24, 1807. Son of Richard Anderson and Sarah (Marshall) Anderson. Lawyer; explorer; surveyor; candidate for Congress from Ohio. Catholic. Died in Ohio, January 7, 1881 (age 73 years, 349 days). Interment at Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
  Relatives: First cousin once removed of John Marshall; son-in-law of Duncan McArthur; son of Richard Anderson and Sarah (Marshall) Anderson; brother of Charles Anderson; granduncle of Larz Anderson. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) — also known as Alex J. Arndt — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 26, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948. Baptist. Member, Rotary; American Legion; Freemasons. Died in 1979 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Stephen Buhrer (1825-1907) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born near Zoar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, December 25, 1825. Son of Johann Casper Buhrer and Anna Maria (Miller) Buhrer. Democrat. Cooper; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1867-71; defeated, 1871; candidate for Ohio treasurer of state, 1870. German ancestry. Died December 9, 1907 (age 81 years, 349 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Johann Casper Buhrer and Anna Maria (Miller) Buhrer; married 1848 to Eva Maria Schneider (died 1889); married, March 29, 1890, to Marguerite Patterson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis G. Christman (1888-1979) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Archbold, Fulton County, Ohio, March 10, 1888. Son of Philip D. Christman and Rachel (Sprow) Christman. Republican. Lawyer; business executive; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1945-54; member of Michigan state senate 33rd District, 1955-60; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd Senatorial District, 1961. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Exchange Club. Died, from complications of bladder cancer, in the Huron View Lodge nursing home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 29, 1979 (age 91 years, 111 days). Interment at Washtenong Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Arietta O. VanNess.
  Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) — of Galion, Crawford County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Parma, Monroe County, N.Y., October 18, 1846. Republican. Traveling salesman; wholesale grocer; coal dealer; manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Myer Einstein (b. 1863) — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., 1863. Democrat. Traveling salesman; mayor of Dunkirk, N.Y., 1908-09. Burial location unknown.
  Peggy Zone Fisher — also known as Margaret R. Zone — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Daughter of Michael Zone (died 1974) and Mary (Constantino) Zone (1919-2005). Democrat. Travel agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972 (alternate), 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Married to Lee I. Fisher.
  See also Internet Movie Database profile
  Frank B. Hamilton — of Ohio. Socialist. Salesman; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Ohio, 1920; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  John Doyle Ong — also known as John D. Ong — of Ohio. Born in Ohio. Business executive; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 2002-. Still living as of 2003.
  Robert W. Schaffer (b. 1962) — also known as Bob Schaffer — of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colo.; Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County, Colo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 24, 1962. Republican. Business owner; member of Colorado state senate, 1987-96; U.S. Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1997-2003; member of Republican National Committee from Colorado, 2008; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 2008. Catholic. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Edward L. Schrock (b. 1941) — of Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, April 6, 1941. Republican. Stockbroker; member of Virginia state senate, 1995-2001; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2001-. Protestant. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Fred Waymire (b. 1807) — of Polk County, Ore. Born in Ohio, 1807. Democrat. Mechanic; delegate to Oregon state constitutional convention from Polk County, 1857. Burial location unknown.
  John G. Willert — of Ohio. Socialist. Polisher and buffer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1906, 1910, 1922; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Ohio, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  William Wayne Winpisinger (1924-1997) — also known as William W. Winpisinger; "Wimpy" — of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md.; Columbia, Howard County, Md. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 10, 1924. Son of Joseph Winpisinger and Edith (Knodel) Winpisinger. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mechanic; president, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, 1977-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died, of cancer, in the Howard County Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Howard County, Md., December 11, 1997 (age 73 years, 1 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 16, 1946, to Pearl Foster.
  See also Wikipedia article

 

 


 
   
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