Robert J. Bulkley
Robert J. Bulkley | |
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United States Senator from Ohio | |
In office December 1, 1930 – January 3, 1939 | |
Preceded by | Roscoe C. McCulloch |
Succeeded by | Robert A. Taft |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 21st district | |
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | |
Preceded by | James H. Cassidy |
Succeeded by | Robert Crosser |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Johns Bulkley October 8, 1880 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | July 21, 1965 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 84)
Political party | Democratic |
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Alma mater | Harvard University |
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Robert Johns Bulkley (October 8, 1880 – July 21, 1965) was an American attorney and politician from
Life and career
Bulkley was born to a wealthy family in Cleveland, Ohio in 1880. He attended the private University School before graduating from Harvard College and law school. He commenced the practice of law in Cleveland, Ohio in 1906. Bulkley served two terms in the House from 1911-1915 from the 21st District on Cleveland's East Side. During World War I he served as chief of the legal section of the War Industries Board. He was later elected to the U.S. Senate in 1930 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Theodore E. Burton. Bulkley was re-elected in 1932, but lost a bid for a second full term in 1938 to Robert A. Taft. After his term in the Senate ended, he resumed his practice of law.[1]
While a member of the House of Representatives, Bulkley became an expert on banking. He helped frame the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the Federal Farm Loan Act, which would not pass until 1916.[2]
Bulkley knew
The Bulkley Building located in Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio is named after him.
Bulkley was married February 17, 1909 to Katherine Pope of Helena, Montana.[4][5]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Robert A. Taft | 1,255,414 | 53.62% | |
Democratic
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Robert J. Bulkley (Incumbent) | 1,085,792 | 46.38% | |
Majority | 169,622 | 7.24% | ||
Turnout | 2,341,206 | |||
Democratic
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Robert J. Bulkley (Incumbent) | 1,293,175 | 52.53% | |
Republican
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Gilbert Bettman | 1,126,832 | 45.77% | |
Prohibition
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Frank M. Mecartney | 34,760 | 1.41% | |
Communist | I. O. Ford | 7,227 | 0.29% | |
Majority | 166,343 | 6.76% | ||
Turnout | 2,461,994 | |||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert J. Bulkley | 1,046,561 | 54.78% | |
Republican | Roscoe C. McCulloch | 863,944 | 45.22% | |
Majority | 182,617 | 9.56% | ||
Turnout | 1,910,505 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
References
- ^ "BULKLEY, Robert Johns". history.house.gov. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "OHJ Archive". resources.ohiohistory.org. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
- ^ Susan Dunn, Roosevelt's Purge: How FDR Fought to Change the Democratic Party (2010) pp. 121–122.
- ^ Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 310.
- ^ Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. Vol. 2. The Ohio Publishing Company.
External links
- United States Congress. "Robert J. Bulkley (id: B001045)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.