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Preceded by
  
Party
  
Political party
  
Succeeded by
  

Name
  
Francis Seiberling

Resigned
  
March 3, 1933

Role
  
U.S. representative

Resting place
  
Akron

Francis Seiberling

Born
  
September 20, 1870Des Moines, Iowa (
1870-09-20
)

Alma mater
  
Wittenberg CollegeCollege of Wooster

Died
  
February 1, 1945, Akron, Ohio, United States

Education
  
College of Wooster, Wittenberg University

Francis Seiberling (September 20, 1870 – February 1, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of John F. Seiberling.

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Seiberling moved with his parents to Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1873. He attended the public schools and Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, and was graduated from the College of Wooster, (Ohio) in 1892. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Akron, Ohio. He was also interested in the manufacture of rubber and tires and served as a director in various manufacturing companies. He served as a trustee of Wittenberg College.

Seiberling was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law.

He died in Akron, Ohio, February 1, 1945. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.

References

Francis Seiberling Wikipedia


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