Description: This photograph is a formal portrait of William S. Garbry, who served in the 89th Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1931-1932). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07024
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Miami County (Ohio)
Places: Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: William Moore McCulloch was a civil-rights activist and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio in the mid-twentieth century. He was instrumental in crafting and passing several key pieces of legislation in the 1960s to ensure equal rights for all Americans, including the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. William McCulloch was born near Holmesville, Ohio, in Holmes County, on November 24, 1901. He received an undergraduate degree from the College of Wooster. In 1925, McCulloch earned a law degree from The Ohio State University and was admitted to the Ohio bar. He practiced law for a period in Jacksonville, Florida, where he saw firsthand the unconstitutionality of segregation practices in the region. In 1928, McCulloch moved back to Ohio and established a law practice with George Barry in Piqua. McCulloch became active in politics. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1932. During his tenure, McCulloch rose to important leadership positions, serving as House Minority Leader from 1936-1939, and as Speaker of the House from 1939-1944. He was the first House member to serve three consecutive terms as Speaker. A constitutional lawyer, McCulloch showed his passion for equal rights early in his career and supported the local NAACP chapter in its drive to end segregated seating in local restaurants. One of the earliest sit-ins in the area was held at the Union Bus Terminal lunch counter and marked the beginning of the end for segregated accommodations in the Piqua area. This was bold stance to take in a rural, white, middle-class, and conservative stronghold where the black population was a mere 2.7 percent at the time. During World War II, McCulloch served in the U.S. military from December 26, 1943 to October 12, 1945. At age 40 he resigned as Speaker of the House and enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving overseas in Europe. He resumed his political career after the war. In a special election held on November 4, 1947, voters of Ohio's 4th District elected McCulloch to represent them in the United States House of Representatives, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Robert F. Jones. McCulloch went on to represent western Ohio in the House in twelve succeeding Congresses through January 3, 1973. He was popular and respected within his district, and his constituents reelected him by margins of 65 to 70 percent throughout his tenure. Although a political conservative, McCulloch is remembered as a champion of civil rights. Early in his tenure as Representative of Ohio’s 4th District, he played a key role in President Eisenhower’s 1957 and 1960 civil rights bills. As the ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee in the early 1960s, he introduced civil rights legislation in the House, and his bipartisan support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was instrumental in the adoption of that legislation. McCulloch went on to play key roles in the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. He fought another major battle in 1969-1970 by defending the renewal of certain temporary provisions in the 1965 Voting Rights Act during the Nixon administration. Directed at Southern states with a history of discriminatory voting practices, a strong provision in the legislation demanded that these states obtain clearance through the Justice Department before making any changes that would affect the voting process. He continued to champion equal rights and to protect the landmark legislation of the 1960s until his retirement in 1972. McCulloch died in Washington, D.C., on February 22, 1980. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07025
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Civil rights; United States. Congress. House; Miami County (Ohio); Veterans
Places: Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a formal portrait of James L. Black, member of the 97th Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1948-1949). The image is surrounded by a white oval frame set against a black background. Printed at the bottom of the white oval is Rep. Black's name and the name of the county he represented, Miami County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07026
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Miami County (Ohio)
Places: Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a formal portrait of Harold L. Short, member of the 101st Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1955-1956). The oval image is set against a black background. Rep. Short is wearing eyeglasses and a coat and tie. A resident of Piqua, he represented Miami County. Harold Leonard Short (1910-1978) was buried in Forest Hill Union Cemetery, Piqua. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07027
Subjects: Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer R.F. Bowdish in the 1870s, this stereograph shows the speaker's desk at the Ohio General Assembly room at the Ohio Statehouse, located at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio, on the corners of Broad and High Streets. This stereograph is part of the John H. Klippart Family Collection, an audiovisual collection of 433 items, including tintypes, stereoviews, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cabinet cards, and carte-de-visites from 1850-1920, belonging to John H. Klippart. Born in Canton, Ohio, in 1823, Klippart took on many business ventures throughout his life, but is most noted for his roles in the agriculture industry. In 1855 Klippart was associate editor of the "Ohio Farmer" and in 1856 was elected corresponding secretary of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. As secretary he promoted agricultural improvement and education throughout the state of Ohio, and in 1865 toured Europe under a commission from the United States Commissioner of Agriculture to gather information on agricultural procedures. He also served as an assistant on the Ohio Geological Survey, and in 1873 was appointed commissioner of fisheries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P157_B02F03_003
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio General Assembly Senate; Ohio Government; Architecture; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of May M. Van Wye, representative from Hamilton County, who was one of the first women to serve in the Ohio General Assembly, from 1923-1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00163
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Politicians; Ohio Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a portrait of Arthur P. Lamneck. The description located on the back of the photograph reads: "Arthur P. Lamneck, 1419 [illegible] Candidate for Dem. nom for commissioner 5146." The photograph belongs to the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection. Arthur Lamneck was born in Port Washington, Ohio, and later moved to Columbus where he started a sheet metal business. He pursued a career in politics, serving four terms as the Democratic Representative from Ohio to Congress and as a member of the Columbus City Council. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B09F01_001
Subjects: Newspapers; Portrait photography; Men; Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Robert E. Netzely, House Of Representatives, Finance Committee 107th General Assembly of Ohio. The Ohio General Assembly first met in 1803 in Chillicothe (then the capital of Ohio). Today, the General Assembly meets at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus and is made up of the 33-member Ohio Senate and the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07035
Subjects: Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives
Places: Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a statue of Christopher Columbus and three onlookers. The description on the back identifies (left to right): Clyde McBee, Assistant Manager of the Chamber of Commerce, Les Seringer, Mayor's Executive Assistance, and Luigi Ferrari. Unveiled in 1955, this 20-foot-tall statue of Columbus was a gift to the city of Columbus, Ohio, from the explorer's hometown of Genoa, Italy. It stood along West Broad in front of Columbus City Hall until its removal on July 1, 2020. The photograph belongs to the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B17_001_01
Subjects: Statues; Memorials -- Ohio; Politicians; Monuments; Parks; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles Foster (1828-1904) was governor of Ohio from 1880 to 1884. He also served as secretary of the treasury under President Benjamin Harrison (1891-93). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03921
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Other--Federal Government; Politicians; Portrait photography
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph of Representative Adelaide Sterling Ott was taken around 1923 or 1924. Adelaide Sterling Ott served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1922 to 1928. She was one of only two women from Mahoning County to serve in the House in the twentieth century. During World War I, Ott worked for the Red Cross and the American Legion. She also was president of the Women's Division of the First Baptist Church in Youngstown. The photograph measures 6" x 4" (15.24 x 10.16 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3104_3675559_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Ohio Women; Politicians; Women legislators
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photographic print of William Creighton (1778-1851) of Chillicothe, Ohio. Creighton was an early proponent of Ohio statehood. He served as Ohio's first Secretary of State from 1803 to 1808 and was a member of the Ohio and United States Houses of Representatives. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02979
Subjects: Creighton, William, 1778-1851; Local government--Ohio; Politicians; Ohio--Politics and government; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)