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{{Short description|American politician}}
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|name = Jack Sensenbrenner
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|office1 = 48th [[List of Mayors of Columbus, Ohio|Mayor of Columbus]]
|office1 = 46th and 48th [[List of Mayors of Columbus, Ohio|Mayor of Columbus]]
|term_start1 = January 1, 1964
|term_start1 = January 1, 1964
|term_end1 = January 1, 1972
|term_end1 = January 1, 1972
|predecessor1 = [[Ralston Westlake|W. Ralston Westlake]]
|predecessor1 = [[Ralston Westlake]]
|successor1 = [[Tom Moody (politician)|Tom Moody]]
|successor1 = [[Tom Moody (politician)|Tom Moody]]
|office2 = 46th [[List of Mayors of Columbus, Ohio|Mayor of Columbus]]
|term_start2 = January 1, 1954
|term_start2 = January 1, 1954
|term_end2 = January 1, 1960
|term_end2 = January 1, 1960
|predecessor2 = [[Robert T. Oestreicher]]
|predecessor2 = [[Robert T. Oestreicher]]
|successor2 = [[Ralston Westlake|W. Ralston Westlake]]
|successor2 = [[Ralston Westlake]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|birth_date = September 18, 1902
|birth_date = September 18, 1902
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1991|8|2|1902|9|18}}
|death_place= Columbus, Ohio, United States
|death_place= Columbus, Ohio, United States
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|alma_mater = [[Circleville High School]]
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'''Maynard Edward "Jack" Sensenbrenner''' (September 18, 1902 – August 2, 1991) was an [[United States|American]] politician of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] party, who served as a [[populism|populist]] [[List of Mayors of Columbus, Ohio|mayor of]] [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio]].
'''Maynard Edward "Jack" Sensenbrenner''' (September 18, 1902 – August 2, 1991) was an [[Americans|American]] politician of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic party]], who served as a [[populism|populist]] [[List of Mayors of Columbus, Ohio|mayor of]] [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio]].


==Biography==
The son of a jeweler, Sensenbrenner was born in rural [[Circleville, Ohio]], south of Columbus on [[U.S. Route 23]]. Sensenbrenner graduated from [[Circleville High School]] and attended a [[Bible college]] in [[Los Angeles]], intending to follow his twin brother Marion into the ministry, but he did not complete the course. Sensenbrenner worked in a variety of jobs, including working in oil fields and for the advertising department of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. During the [[Great Depression]], he worked as a [[Fuller Brush]] salesman in southern California. His move to the west coast was prompted by Mildred Harriet Sexauer, the niece of a former mayor of [[Lancaster, Ohio]]. When her family moved out West to find work, Jack followed. Jack and Mildred married in 1927 and remained happily married for over fifty years, producing three children, Patricia (died at birth), Edward and Richard.
The son of a jeweler, Sensenbrenner was born in rural [[Circleville, Ohio]], south of Columbus on [[U.S. Route 23]]. Sensenbrenner graduated from [[Circleville High School]] and attended a [[Bible college]] in [[Los Angeles]], intending to follow his twin brother Marion into the ministry, but he did not complete the course. Sensenbrenner worked in a variety of jobs, including working in oil fields and for the advertising department of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. During the [[Great Depression]], he worked as a [[Fuller Brush]] salesman in southern California. His move to the west coast was prompted by Mildred Harriet Sexauer, the niece of a former mayor of [[Lancaster, Ohio]]. When her family moved out West to find work, Jack followed. Jack and Mildred married in 1927 and remained married for over fifty years, producing three children, Patricia (died at birth), Edward and Richard. In 1934, he returned to Circleville and started working in sales. Soon after he moved to Columbus, settling on the West side where he became a partner in a religious bookstore.


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In 1953, Sensenbrenner, then a stranger to politics (although he had been active in the Columbus community) surprised the [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]] Democratic Committee with a visit to announce his intentions to run for mayor of Columbus. The party was without any strong hopefuls — Columbus had not had a Democratic mayor since 1935 — but they would not endorse Sensenbrenner. Only after a runoff within the party did Sensenbrenner secure the Democratic nomination. His upset win in 1954 was written up around the country.{{sfn|Dems Score|(1953)}} His success might have largely been due to Sensenbrenner's decision to campaign on local television, which was uncommon at the time.
In 1934, he returned to Circleville and started working in sales. Soon after he moved to Columbus, settling on the West side where he became a partner in a religious bookstore.


Sensenbrenner was unseated from 1960 to 1963 by Republican [[Ralston Westlake]], but was reelected to a second mayoral term. He served as Columbus's mayor from 1954 to 1960 and again from 1964 to 1972. He laid the groundwork for the massive growth of Columbus in the late 20th century by requiring all neighborhoods that accepted city water service to be annexed into the city. His policy allowed Columbus to grow to become the largest city in Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://teachingcleveland.org/annexation-and-mayor-sensenbrenner-the-story-of-how-columbus-grew-to-be-the-largest-city-in-ohio-by-alexander-tebbens/|title=Annexation and Mayor Sensenbrenner The Story of How Columbus Grew to be the Largest City in Ohio|last=Tebbens|first=Alexander|date=2013-12-06|website=Teaching Cleveland|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> Under his leadership Columbus grew by more than {{convert|100|sqmi|km2}}.{{sfn|Columbus Mileposts|(1991)}} He would be the city's last Democratic mayor for 28 years.
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In 1953, Sensenbrenner, then a stranger to politics (although he had been active in the Columbus community) surprised the [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]] Democratic Committee with a visit to announce his ambition to run for mayor of Columbus. The party was without any strong hopefuls — Columbus had not had a Democratic mayor since 1935 — but they would not endorse Sensenbrenner. Only after a runoff within the party did Sensenbrenner secure the Democratic nomination. His upset win in 1954 was written up around the country.{{sfn|Dems Score|(1953)}} His success might have largely been due to Sensenbrenner's decision to campaign on local television, which was uncommon at the time.


Sensenbrenner was unseated from 1960 to 1963 by Republican [[Ralston Westlake|W. Ralston Westlake]], but won back his seat. He served as Columbus's mayor from 1954 to 1960 and again from 1964 to 1972. He laid the groundwork for the massive growth of Columbus in the late 20th century by requiring all neighborhoods that accepted city water service to be annexed into the city. His creed "God, Love and Country" helped to win Columbus the coveted "All America City Award" from the [[National Civic League]] in 1958. Under his leadership Columbus grew by more than {{convert|100|sqmi|km2}}.{{sfn|Columbus Mileposts|(1991)}}
Sensenbrenner was a popular political character in Columbus, known for throwing around terms like ''spizzerinctum'', which, he said, was the quality that made "Columbus, the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America ... absolutely dynamic." (He picked up the term from his high school football coach.) He habitually wore a straw skimmer hat and at the drop of a hat would perform an old-fashioned shuffle dance. His creed "God, Love and Country" helped to win Columbus the coveted "[[All-America City Award]]" from the [[National Civic League]] in 1958.


When the [[Columbus Zoo and Aquarium|Columbus Zoo's]] [[western lowland gorilla]] had her first baby in 1968, the name Emmy was chosen for the little girl, named after "M. E." Sensenbrenner. Emmy died in 1982. Her mother [[Colo (gorilla)|Colo]] was the first gorilla born in captivity and proved to be longest living gorilla in captivity as of her death in 2017.
Sensenbrenner was a popular political character in Columbus, known for throwing around terms like ''spizzerinctum'', which, he said, was the quality that made "Columbus, the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America ... absolutely dynamic." (He picked up the term from his high school football coach.) He habitually wore a straw skimmer hat and at the drop of a hat would perform an old-fashioned shuffle dance.


The Sensenbrenners' grandson, Edward's son [[Richard Sensenbrenner]], served as a member of the Columbus city council.
The Sensenbrenners' grandson, Edward's son Richard Sensenbrenner, served as a member of the Columbus city council.


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kulBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5679,4467083&dq=robert+oestreicher+city+council+columbus&hl=en|title=Dems Score Upsets In Many Cities, Columbus Mayoralty Leads Parade of Ballet Surprises|date=November 4, 1953|work=The Portsmouth Times|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|pages=1, col. 7|accessdate=10 November 2013| ref = {{sfnRef|Dems Score|(1953)}}}}
*{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kulBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5679,4467083&dq=robert+oestreicher+city+council+columbus&hl=en|title=Dems Score Upsets In Many Cities, Columbus Mayoralty Leads Parade of Ballet Surprises|date=November 4, 1953|work=The Portsmouth Times|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|pages=1, col. 7|accessdate=10 November 2013| ref = {{sfnRef|Dems Score|(1953)}}}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/02/sensenbrenner-grew-city-around-suburbs.html|title=Columbus Mileposts Aug, 2, 1991: Sensenbrenner Grew City Around Suburbs|last=Tebben|first=Gerald|date=August 2, 2012|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|accessdate=26 October 2013|location=Columbus, Ohio| ref = {{sfnRef|Columbus Mileposts|(1991)}}}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/08/02/sensenbrenner-grew-city-around-suburbs.html|title=Columbus Mileposts Aug, 2, 1991: Sensenbrenner Grew City Around Suburbs|last=Tebben|first=Gerald|date=August 2, 2012|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|accessdate=26 October 2013|location=Columbus, Ohio| ref = {{sfnRef|Columbus Mileposts|(1991)}}}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite news|title=Columbus Mayor In Bid for Governor|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=October 23, 1957|page=10}}
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*{{cite news|title=Former Mayor Maynard E. "Jack" Sensenbrenner Dies: Friends Remember a Man of Vision, and a Dynamic Civic Booster|last=Karsko|first=Bernie|date=August 3, 1991|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|page=1|accessdate=25 November 2013|location=Columbus, Ohio}}
*{{cite news|title=Community Leaders Share Reminiscences Of Life Legacy Of M E "Jack" Sensenbrenner|work=[[Call and Post]]|date=August 8, 1991|page=5A}}
*{{cite news|title=Ex-Mayor Maynard E "Jack" Sensenbrenner Doted On Columbus With Fast Talk, Foresight|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=August 3, 1991|page=3B}}
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*{{cite news|title=Former Mayor Maynard E. "Jack" Sensenbrenner Dies: Friends Remember a Man of Vision, and a Dynamic Civic Booster|last=Karsko|first=Bernie|date=August 3, 1991|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|page=1|location=Columbus, Ohio}}
*{{cite news|last1=Lovelace|first1=Craig|title=Shaping Columbus: Jack Sensenbrenner, Former Columbus Mayor|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2012/11/16/shaping-columbus-jack-sensenbrenner.html?page=all|accessdate=8 July 2014|work=Columbus Business First|publisher=[[American City Business Journals]]|date=November 16, 2012}}
*{{cite news|last1=Price|first1=Gilbert|title=M E "Jack" Sensenbrenner's Death Marks the Passing Of Political Era|work=[[Call and Post]]|date=August 8, 1991|page=1A}}
*{{cite news|title=Sensenbrenner Funeral Today; Procession To Pass City Hall|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=August 6, 1991|page=4C}}
*{{cite news|last1=Simmonds|first1=Beth Bohley|title=350 Turn Out To Bid Farewell To Ex-Mayor Maynard E "Jack" Sensenbrenner|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=August 7, 1991|page=1B}}
*{{cite news|last1=Zimmerman|first1=Richard G.|title=Columbus' Superpatriot Mayor Faces Battle of Time|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=June 7, 1971|pages=1, 14}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 02:21, 12 April 2024

Jack Sensenbrenner
46th and 48th Mayor of Columbus
In office
January 1, 1964 – January 1, 1972
Preceded byRalston Westlake
Succeeded byTom Moody
In office
January 1, 1954 – January 1, 1960
Preceded byRobert T. Oestreicher
Succeeded byRalston Westlake
Personal details
Born
Maynard Edward Sensenbrenner

September 18, 1902
Circleville, Ohio, United States
DiedAugust 2, 1991(1991-08-02) (aged 88)
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMildred Harriet Sexauer
ChildrenPatricia Sensenbrenner
Edward Sensenbrenner
Richard Sensenbrenner
EducationCircleville High School

Maynard Edward "Jack" Sensenbrenner (September 18, 1902 – August 2, 1991) was an American politician of the Democratic party, who served as a populist mayor of Columbus, Ohio.

Biography

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The son of a jeweler, Sensenbrenner was born in rural Circleville, Ohio, south of Columbus on U.S. Route 23. Sensenbrenner graduated from Circleville High School and attended a Bible college in Los Angeles, intending to follow his twin brother Marion into the ministry, but he did not complete the course. Sensenbrenner worked in a variety of jobs, including working in oil fields and for the advertising department of the Los Angeles Times. During the Great Depression, he worked as a Fuller Brush salesman in southern California. His move to the west coast was prompted by Mildred Harriet Sexauer, the niece of a former mayor of Lancaster, Ohio. When her family moved out West to find work, Jack followed. Jack and Mildred married in 1927 and remained married for over fifty years, producing three children, Patricia (died at birth), Edward and Richard. In 1934, he returned to Circleville and started working in sales. Soon after he moved to Columbus, settling on the West side where he became a partner in a religious bookstore.

In 1953, Sensenbrenner, then a stranger to politics (although he had been active in the Columbus community) surprised the Franklin County Democratic Committee with a visit to announce his intentions to run for mayor of Columbus. The party was without any strong hopefuls — Columbus had not had a Democratic mayor since 1935 — but they would not endorse Sensenbrenner. Only after a runoff within the party did Sensenbrenner secure the Democratic nomination. His upset win in 1954 was written up around the country.[1] His success might have largely been due to Sensenbrenner's decision to campaign on local television, which was uncommon at the time.

Sensenbrenner was unseated from 1960 to 1963 by Republican Ralston Westlake, but was reelected to a second mayoral term. He served as Columbus's mayor from 1954 to 1960 and again from 1964 to 1972. He laid the groundwork for the massive growth of Columbus in the late 20th century by requiring all neighborhoods that accepted city water service to be annexed into the city. His policy allowed Columbus to grow to become the largest city in Ohio.[2] Under his leadership Columbus grew by more than 100 square miles (260 km2).[3] He would be the city's last Democratic mayor for 28 years.

Sensenbrenner was a popular political character in Columbus, known for throwing around terms like spizzerinctum, which, he said, was the quality that made "Columbus, the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America ... absolutely dynamic." (He picked up the term from his high school football coach.) He habitually wore a straw skimmer hat and at the drop of a hat would perform an old-fashioned shuffle dance. His creed "God, Love and Country" helped to win Columbus the coveted "All-America City Award" from the National Civic League in 1958.

When the Columbus Zoo's western lowland gorilla had her first baby in 1968, the name Emmy was chosen for the little girl, named after "M. E." Sensenbrenner. Emmy died in 1982. Her mother Colo was the first gorilla born in captivity and proved to be longest living gorilla in captivity as of her death in 2017.

The Sensenbrenners' grandson, Edward's son Richard Sensenbrenner, served as a member of the Columbus city council.

References

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  1. ^ Dems Score & (1953).
  2. ^ Tebbens, Alexander (2013-12-06). "Annexation and Mayor Sensenbrenner The Story of How Columbus Grew to be the Largest City in Ohio". Teaching Cleveland. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. ^ Columbus Mileposts & (1991).

Bibliography

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Further reading

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  • "Columbus Mayor In Bid for Governor". The Plain Dealer. October 23, 1957. p. 10.
  • "Community Leaders Share Reminiscences Of Life Legacy Of M E "Jack" Sensenbrenner". Call and Post. August 8, 1991. p. 5A.
  • "Ex-Mayor Maynard E "Jack" Sensenbrenner Doted On Columbus With Fast Talk, Foresight". The Columbus Dispatch. August 3, 1991. p. 3B.
  • Karsko, Bernie (August 3, 1991). "Former Mayor Maynard E. "Jack" Sensenbrenner Dies: Friends Remember a Man of Vision, and a Dynamic Civic Booster". The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. p. 1.
  • Lovelace, Craig (November 16, 2012). "Shaping Columbus: Jack Sensenbrenner, Former Columbus Mayor". Columbus Business First. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  • Price, Gilbert (August 8, 1991). "M E "Jack" Sensenbrenner's Death Marks the Passing Of Political Era". Call and Post. p. 1A.
  • "Sensenbrenner Funeral Today; Procession To Pass City Hall". The Columbus Dispatch. August 6, 1991. p. 4C.
  • Simmonds, Beth Bohley (August 7, 1991). "350 Turn Out To Bid Farewell To Ex-Mayor Maynard E "Jack" Sensenbrenner". The Columbus Dispatch. p. 1B.
  • Zimmerman, Richard G. (June 7, 1971). "Columbus' Superpatriot Mayor Faces Battle of Time". The Plain Dealer. pp. 1, 14.
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
1954-1960 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Columbus, Ohio
1964-1972 		Succeeded by
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