Donald D. Clancy

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Donald D. Clancy
Mayor of Cincinnati
In office
1957–1960
Preceded byCharles Phelps Taft II
Succeeded byWalt Bachrach
Personal details
Born(1921-07-24)July 24, 1921
Cincinnati Law School

Donald D. Clancy (July 24, 1921 – June 12, 2007) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio for eight terms from 1961 until 1977.

Early life and education

Clancy was born in Cincinnati, in Ohio's Hamilton County. He graduated from

Cincinnati Law School
in 1948.

Career

In 1948, Clancy was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Cincinnati. He served on the city council from 1952 until 1960; from 1958 until 1960 he was the mayor as well as the chairman of the Cincinnati Planning Commission.

Clancy defeated future television talk show personality Jerry Springer in his 1970 re-election campaign. Clancy received approximately 56% of the vote to Springer's 44%.

Congress

Beginning with the

Eighty-seventh Congress
, Clancy was elected to congressional office for eight consecutive terms. When he lost his bid for reelection in 1976, he resumed the practice of law in Cincinnati.

Ohio State Senator
, representing Ohio's 8th Senate District.

Death

Clancy died on June 12, 2007, from complications of Parkinson's disease.[2]

References

  1. ^ Donald Clancy. Kentucky New Era (June 14, 2007)
  2. ^ "Donald Clancy dies at age 85". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. June 14, 2007. p. 17. Retrieved January 9, 2018. Former mayor Donald Clancy dies at age 85 Donald D. Clancy, 85, mayor of Cincinnati in the late 1950s and an eight-term U.S. congressman for Ohio's Second District died Tuesday of Parkinson's disease at his Montgomery home.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio

1957–1960
Succeeded by
Walton H. Bachrach
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd District

1961–1977
Succeeded by