James W. Huffman

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James Wylie Huffman
A. Victor Donahey
Preceded byCharles C. Marshall
Succeeded byFrank W. Geiger
Personal details
Born(1894-09-13)September 13, 1894
First Lieutenant
Unit329th Infantry Regiment
120th Machine Gun Battalion
Battles/warsWorld War I
Occupation of the Rhineland

James Wylie Huffman (September 13, 1894 – May 20, 1980) was an American lawyer and

Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate
from 1945 until 1946.

Early life

Huffman was born in Chandlersville, Ohio on September 13, 1894 and attended the schools of Rich Hill Township in Muskingum County as well as schools in Ashland County.[1] He was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University and Ohio State University, then worked as a high school teacher and principal for three years.[1][2]

World War I

Huffman joined the

first lieutenant.[1] After the Armistice of 11 November 1918 ended the war, Huffman remained in Germany for six months of occupation duty.[1]

Career

Huffman was discharged from the army in 1919 and attended the University of Chicago Law School, from which he graduated with an LL.B. degree in 1922.[1] He was admitted to the bar in Illinois and practiced in Chicago.[1] He carried out a temporary appointment as an assistant state attorney general in 1923, then decided to return to Ohio.[1]

In 1925, Huffman married Margaret Catherine Donahey, the daughter of Governor

A. Victor Donahey.[2] Huffman served as Donahey's executive assistant during his governorship, and was a member of the state public utilities commission from 1927 to 1929.[1][2] At the expiration of his term, Huffman began to practice law in Columbus.[1] In 1944, Huffman ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor.[1] He subsequently served as Ohio's director of commerce during the first term of Governor Frank Lausche.[1]

U.S. Senator

In 1945, Senator

United States Supreme Court.[1] Lausche appointed Huffman to fill the vacancy and he served in the U.S. Senate from October 8, 1945 to November 5, 1946, when Kingsley A. Taft defeated him in the election to complete the remainder of the term.[1][2] After leaving the Senate, Huffman resumed practicing law until 1957, when he became president of the Motorists Mutual Insurance Company.[2] He later became president of a newly-formed subsidiary, Motorists Life Insurance Company.[2]

Death and burial

Huffman's niche at Arlington National Cemetery

Huffman died in Pickerington, Ohio on May 20, 1980.[2] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780598686152 – via Google Books
    .
  2. ^
    Newspapers.com
    .
  3. ^ "Burial Record, James Wylie Huffman". Arlington Cemetery.mil. Arlington, VA: Office of Army Cemeteries. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Henry P. Webber
Class 1)
1946
 Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
United States Senator (Class 1) from Ohio

1945 - 1946 		Succeeded by
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