Preceded by Roscoe C. McCulloch Political party Democratic Succeeded by Robert Crosser Party Democratic Party | Preceded by James H. Cassidy Education Harvard University Succeeded by Robert A. Taft Name Robert Bulkley Resigned January 3, 1939 | |
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Full Name Robert Johns Bulkley Born October 8, 1880
Cleveland, Ohio ( 1880-10-08 ) Spouse(s) Katherine Pope, Helen Robbins Role Former United States Senator Died July 21, 1965, Cleveland, Ohio, United States | ||
Previous office Senator (OH) 1930–1939 | ||
Robert Johns Bulkley (October 8, 1880 – July 21, 1965) was a United States Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 until 1939.
Life and career
A graduate of Harvard University for undergraduate studies and law school, Bulkley commenced the practice of law in Cleveland, Ohio in 1906. Bulkley served two terms in the House from 1911-1915 from the 21st District on Cleveland's East Side. During World War One he served as chief of the legal section of the War Industries Board. He was later elected to the U.S. Senate in 1930 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Theodore E. Burton. Bulkley was re-elected in 1932, but lost a bid for a second full term in 1938 to Robert A. Taft. After his term in the Senate ended, he resumed his practice of law.
The Bulkley Building located in Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio is named after him.
Bulkley was married February 17, 1909 to Katherine Pope of Helena, Montana.