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American politician (1885–1960)
Cliff Clevenger
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1959
Preceded byFrank C. Kniffin
Succeeded byDel Latta
Personal details
Born(1885-08-20)August 20, 1885
Brown County, Nebraska
DiedDecember 13, 1960(1960-12-13) (aged 75)
Tiffin, Ohio
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican

Cliff Clevenger (August 20, 1885 – December 13, 1960) was a United States representative from Ohio. He served ten terms in Congress from 1939 to 1959.

Biography

Cliff Clevenger was born on a ranch near Long Pine, Brown County, Nebraska. He moved in 1895 with his parents to Lacona, Iowa, where he attended the public schools. He engaged in the mercantile business at Marengo, Iowa, 1901–1903 and at Appleton, Wisconsin, 1904-1914. He was also president of the Clevenger Stores, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1915–1926 and manager of the F. W. Uhlman Stores, Bryan, Ohio, 1927-1938.

Congress

Clevenger was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1959). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958. He died at his home in Tiffin, Ohio, in 1960.

Clevenger voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Death

He died on December 13, 1960, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin.

References

  1. Cliff Clevenger Member of House for 20 years
  2. "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byFrank C. Kniffin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th congressional district
1939-1959 		Succeeded byDel Latta
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th congressional district
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