Albert David Baumhart Jr.

Albert David Baumhart Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th district
In office
January 3, 1941  September 2, 1942
Preceded by Dudley A. White
Succeeded by Alvin F. Weichel
In office
January 3, 1955  January 3, 1961
Preceded by Alvin F. Weichel
Succeeded by Charles Adams Mosher
Personal details
Born (1908-06-15)June 15, 1908
Vermilion, Ohio
Died January 23, 2001(2001-01-23) (aged 92)
Lorain, Ohio
Resting place Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermillion
Political party Republican
Alma mater Ohio University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1942-1946
Rank lieutenant commander
Battles/wars World War II

Albert David Baumhart Jr. (June 15, 1908 – January 23, 2001) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.

Baumhart was born in Vermilion, Ohio. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, receiving his A.B. and M.A. in 1931. He was a publishing house representative at Vermilion, Ohio, from 1932 to 1939. He was a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1937 to 1940.

Baumhart was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh Congress. He resigned to accept a commission in the United States Navy on September 2, 1942. He was discharged as a lieutenant commander on January 17, 1946. He was a member of the public relations staff of Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., in Toledo, Ohio, from 1946 to 1953. He served as director of the Republican National Committee in 1953 and 1954.

Baumhart was again elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth, and Eighty-sixth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960. He was a delegate to 1968 Republican National Convention. He worked as public relations consultant and died on January 23, 2001, in Lorain, Ohio. He is interred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Vermilion, Ohio.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Dudley A. White
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th congressional district

January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942
Succeeded by
Alvin F. Weichel
Preceded by
Alvin F. Weichel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th congressional district

January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961
Succeeded by
Charles A. Mosher


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