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{{short description|American politician (1890–1942)}}
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|state = Ohio
|district = {{ushr|Ohio|4|4th}}
|term_start = November 8, 1938
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|term_end = January 3, 1939
|preceded = [[Frank L. Kloeb]]
|succeeded = [[Robert Franklin Jones]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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|resting_place = Memorial Park Cemetery<br />[[Dayton, Ohio]]
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'''Walter Hugh Albaugh''' (January 2, 1890 – January 21, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served two months as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Ohio]] in 1938 and 1939.


==Early life==
Born in [[Phoneton, Ohio]], Albaugh attended both the public and high schools of his native city. He worked as a [[civil engineer]] where he surveyed fuel lands in Ohio and West Virginia from 1910 until 1911. He went on to graduate from the law department of [[Ohio State University]] in Columbus, Ohio in 1914, and was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] the same year whereupon he commenced practice in [[Troy, Ohio]].
Walter Hugh Albaugh was born on January 2, 1890, in [[Phoneton, Ohio]], to Frances (née Anderson) and Clifford Lincoln Albaugh. His father was a bank president and nurseryman. Albaugh attended both the public and high schools in [[Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio|Bethel Township]].<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000072 |title=Albaugh, Walter Hugh |work=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]] |access-date=2024-02-06}}</ref><ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/troy-daily-news-walter-h-albaugh-troy/140408286/ |title=Walter H. Albaugh, Troy Attorney, Dies After Long Illness |date=1942-01-21 |newspaper=Troy Daily News |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-02-06}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.org/details/nationalyearboo1919sons/page/170/mode/2up |title=National Year Book, 1919 |last=Larner |first=Philip F. |year=1919 |publisher=Press of Judd & Detweiler, Inc. |page=171 |via=[[Archive.org]] |access-date=2024-02-06}}{{Open access}}</ref> He worked as a [[civil engineer]] where he surveyed fuel lands in Ohio and West Virginia from 1910 until 1911. He went on to graduate from the law department of [[Ohio State University]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]], in 1914, and was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] the same year.<ref name="bio"/>


==Career==
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During the [[First World War]] he served in the United States Infantry as a private, unassigned, from May 28, 1918 until December 13, 1918, and he went on to serve as a member of the State house of representatives from 1921 until 1925. Albaugh was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[75th United States Congress|Seventy-fifth]] Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Frank L. Kloeb]], and only served from November 8, 1938, until January 3, 1939. He was not a candidate for nomination in 1938 to the next full term.
After graduating, Albaugh practiced law in [[Troy, Ohio]].<ref name="bio"/> During [[World War I]], he served in the United States Infantry as a private, unassigned, from May 28, 1918, until December 13, 1918.<ref name="bio"/>


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After the war, Albaugh served as a member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]] from 1921 until 1925.<ref name="bio"/> He was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[75th United States Congress|Seventy-fifth]] Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [[Frank L. Kloeb]], and only served from November 8, 1938, until January 3, 1939. He was not a candidate for nomination in 1938 to the next full term.<ref name="bio"/>
Albaugh subsequently resumed the practice of law in [[Troy, Ohio]], where he died on January 21, 1942.
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He was interred in Memorial Park Cemetery, [[Dayton, Ohio]].


Albaugh subsequently resumed the practice of law in Troy.<ref name="bio"/> He was active in the [[American Red Cross]] and served as secretary of the county executive committee in [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami County]].<ref name="obit2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/troy-daily-news-walter-h-albaugh-21-ja/140408707/ |title=Walter H. Albaugh |date=1942-01-21 |newspaper=Troy Daily News |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-02-06}}{{Open access}}</ref>
==Source==

==Personal life==
Albaugh married Grace Grove of [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]] on January 2, 1923. He was a member of the [[First Presbyterian Church (Troy, Ohio)|First Presbyterian Church]] in Troy.<ref name="obit2"/>

Albaugh died following a stroke at his home in Troy on January 21, 1942, and is interred in Memorial Park Cemetery, [[Dayton, Ohio]].<ref name="bio"/><ref name="obit"/>

==Sources==
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==External links==
{{CongBio|A000072}}
{{CongBio|A000072}}
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8591133 Walter Albaugh] at Find-A-Grave


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Walter H. Albaugh
1922 or 1923
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th district
In office
November 8, 1938 – January 3, 1939
Preceded byFrank L. Kloeb
Succeeded byRobert Franklin Jones
Personal details
Born
Walter Hugh Albaugh

(1890-01-02)January 2, 1890
Phoneton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 1942(1942-01-21) (aged 52)
Troy, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeMemorial Park Cemetery
Dayton, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Grace Grove
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(m. 1923)​
Alma materOhio States University College of Law
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Walter Hugh Albaugh (January 2, 1890 – January 21, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served two months as a U.S. Representative from Ohio in 1938 and 1939.

Early life

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Walter Hugh Albaugh was born on January 2, 1890, in Phoneton, Ohio, to Frances (née Anderson) and Clifford Lincoln Albaugh. His father was a bank president and nurseryman. Albaugh attended both the public and high schools in Bethel Township.[1][2][3] He worked as a civil engineer where he surveyed fuel lands in Ohio and West Virginia from 1910 until 1911. He went on to graduate from the law department of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, in 1914, and was admitted to the bar the same year.[1]

Career

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After graduating, Albaugh practiced law in Troy, Ohio.[1] During World War I, he served in the United States Infantry as a private, unassigned, from May 28, 1918, until December 13, 1918.[1]

After the war, Albaugh served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1921 until 1925.[1] He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank L. Kloeb, and only served from November 8, 1938, until January 3, 1939. He was not a candidate for nomination in 1938 to the next full term.[1]

Albaugh subsequently resumed the practice of law in Troy.[1] He was active in the American Red Cross and served as secretary of the county executive committee in Miami County.[4]

Personal life

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Albaugh married Grace Grove of Dayton on January 2, 1923. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Troy.[4]

Albaugh died following a stroke at his home in Troy on January 21, 1942, and is interred in Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.[1][2]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Albaugh, Walter Hugh". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Walter H. Albaugh, Troy Attorney, Dies After Long Illness". Troy Daily News. January 21, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Larner, Philip F. (1919). "National Year Book, 1919". Press of Judd & Detweiler, Inc. p. 171. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  4. ^ a b "Walter H. Albaugh". Troy Daily News. January 21, 1942. p. 7. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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