AKA John William Bricker

Born: 6-Sep-1893
Birthplace: Mount Sterling, OH
Died: 22-Mar-1986
Location of death: Columbus, OH
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH

Gender: Male
Religion: Congregationalist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Ohio, 1939-45

Military service: US Army (1917-18, WWI, 1st Lt., Chaplain)

Vice Presidential candidate under Thomas E. Dewey, losing to Truman.

Father: Lemuel Spencer Bricker
Mother: Laura King
Sister: Ella (his twin, b. 6-Sep-1893)
Wife: Harriet Day (m. 4-Sep-1920, one son)
Son: John Day Bricker

    High School: Mount Sterling High School, Mount Sterling, OH
    University: BA, Ohio State University (1916)
    Law School: Ohio State University Law School (1920)

    US Senator, Ohio (3-Jan-1947 to 3-Jan-1959)
    Governor of Ohio (1939-45)
    Attorney General of Ohio (1933-37)
    Ohio State Official Public Utilities Commission (1929-32)
    Ohio State Official Assistant Attorney General (1923-27)
    Ohio State Official Solicitor, Grandview Heights, OH (1920-28)
    American Bar Association
    American Legion
    Delta Chi Fraternity
    Delta Sigma Rho
    Freemasonry
    Knights Templar
    Ohio State Bar Association 1917
    Optimists Club
    Order of the Coif
    Rotary International
    Shriners

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