Preceded by Adna R. Johnson Name Robert Switzer Political party Republican | Succeeded by Israel Moore Foster | |
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Born March 6, 1863
Gallipolis, Ohio ( 1863-03-06 ) Died October 28, 1952(1952-10-28) (aged 89)
Gallipolis, Ohio Alma mater Rio Grande College
University of Virginia School of Law
Ohio State University College of Law | ||
Resting place Mound Hill Cemetery | ||
Robert Mauck Switzer (March 6, 1863 – October 28, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
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Early life
Born near Gallipolis, Ohio, Robert Switzer attended the district schools, Gallia Academy, and Rio Grande College. He attended the law departments of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville and the Ohio State University of Columbus.
Career
He taught school from 1883-1887. He then served as Deputy Sheriff of Gallia County 1888-1892.
He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Gallipolis, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney of Gallia County 1893-1900. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1900 and 1920.
He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919). He served on the Subcommittee of the Committee on Mines and Mining which investigated the Copper Country Strike of 1913–14. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. He also served as City solicitor of Gallipolis, Ohio. He then resumed the practice of law.
Death
He died in Gallipolis, Ohio, on October 28, 1952, and he was interred in Mound Hill Cemetery.