Robert Crosser
Robert Crosser | |
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At Large (1913-1915) 21st district (1915-1919) | |
In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1955 | |
Preceded by | Harry C. Gahn |
Succeeded by | Charles Vanik |
Constituency | 21st district |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Cuyahoga County district | |
In office January 2, 1911 – January 5, 1913 Serving with 9 others | |
Preceded by | 11 others |
Succeeded by | 13 others |
Personal details | |
Born | Democratic | June 7, 1874
Spouse | Isabelle Dargarvel Hogg |
Robert Crosser (June 7, 1874 – June 3, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served 19 terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio. He remains the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Ohio, serving from 1911 to 1919, then again from 1923 until 1955.
Life and career
Born in
Congress
Robert Crosser was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce (Sixty-fifth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918 and for election in 1920.
Crosser was elected to the Sixty-eighth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1955). He served as chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1954. In that race, he was defeated in the primary by Charles Vanik in a field of candidates that also included African-American challenger John Holly, founder of the Negro Future Outlook League.[2][3]
Death
He resided in Bethesda, Maryland, until his death there on June 3, 1957. He was interred in Highland Park Cemetery,
Robert Crosser was married to Isabelle Dargarvel Hogg.[1]
Crosser was a member of Phi Delta Phi.[1]
Election results
Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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1952 | Robert Crosser: 100,340 | Lawrence O. Payne: 45,896 | |
1950 | Robert Crosser: 66,341 | William Hodge: 21,588 | |
1948 | Robert Crosser: 72,417 | Harry W. Mitchell: 22,932 | |
1946 | Robert Crosser: 49,111 | James S. Hudee: 27,657 | |
1944 | Robert Crosser: 77,525 | Harry C. Gahn: 22,288 | |
1942 | Robert Crosser: 35,109 | William J. Rogers: 19,137 | Arnold S. Johnson: 744 |
1940 | Robert Crosser: 79,602 | J. E. Chizek: 23,658 | |
1938 | Robert Crosser: 53,180 | J. E. Chizek: 24,240 | |
1936 | Robert Crosser: 70,596 | Harry C. Gahn: 23,811 | |
1934 | Robert Crosser: 47,540 | Frank W. Sotak: 25,253 | E. C. Greenfield ( C ): 1,684
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1932 | Robert Crosser: 49,436 | Gerard Pilliod: 25,527 | Joseph Schiffer ( C ): 672Eugene F. Cheeks: 204 |
1930 | Robert Crosser: 30,722 | George H. Bender: 29,081 | Gustave F. Ebding: 96 |
1928 | Robert Crosser: 39,090 | Joseph F. Lange: 26,267 | |
1926 | Robert Crosser: 17,819 | Harry C. Gahn: 10,733 | |
1924 | Robert Crosser: 24,889 | Harry C. Gahn: 21,629 | John Brahtin (W): 272 |
1922 | Robert Crosser: 18,645 | Harry C. Gahn: 14,024 | Henry Kuhlman ( S): 997 ): 185
Frank Kalcec (SL |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 346.
- ^ "VANIK, CHARLES ALBERT". The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
Vanik defeated long-time Congressman ROBERT CROSSER in the Democratic Primary in 1954.
- ^ "22 Negroes Win Primary Nominations". Jet. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company. 1954-05-20. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
Young, active in civic affairs, will face Charles A. Vanik, a white municipal court judge, who edged out John Holly, founder of the Negro Future Outlook League, in the Democratic primary.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Robert Crosser (id: C000932)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress