A. Victor Donahey inauguration   Save
A. Victor Donahey Collection
Description: Photograph of A. Victor Donahey being sworn in as a Ohio Governor on a platform in front of the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio, January 8, 1923. Donahey served three terms as governor from 1923 to 1929. He went on to serve a term as U.S. Senator from Ohio, and was invited to be Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential running mate in the 1940 election. He declined, and instead recommended his friend Harry S. Truman for the position. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07793
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)