Homer A. Ramey
Homer Alonzo Ramey | |
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Thomas Henry Burke | |
Member of the Ohio Senate | |
In office 1925–1926 | |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
In office 1920–1924 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cincinnati Law School | March 2, 1891
Homer Alonzo Ramey (March 2, 1891 – April 13, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1943 to 1949.
Biography
He was born on a farm near
Political career
Ramey served as member of the State house of representatives from 1920 to 1924. He served in the Ohio Senate in 1925 and 1926. He served as judge of the municipal court of Toledo, Ohio from 1926 to 1943. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress.
Ramey was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress and for election in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress. He was appointed in 1949 and subsequently elected judge of the municipal court of Toledo and served in that capacity until his death in Toledo, Ohio, on April 13, 1960. He was interred in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.
Personal life
Ramey married Ruby Dearth on November 28, 1915.
References
Sources
- United States Congress. "Homer A. Ramey (id: R000022)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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