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'''Tennyson Guyer''' (November 29, 1912{{Disputed inline}} – April 12, 1981) was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] from [[Ohio]] for four terms from 1973 to 1981.
'''Tennyson Guyer''' (November 29, 1912{{Disputed inline|date=January 2022}} – April 12, 1981) was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] from [[Ohio]] for four terms from 1973 to 1981.


==Early life and career ==
==Early life and career ==
Born in [[Findlay, Ohio]]<ref name="LimaTG">{{cite news |title=Tennyson Guyer: Ohio’s ambassador of good will |url=https://www.limaohio.com/features/lifestyle/251431/tennyson-guyer-ohios-ambassador-of-good-will |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=The Lima News |date=11 July 2017}}</ref> on November 29th, either in 1912<ref name="LimaTG"/> or 1913,<ref name="GuyerHouse"/> Guyer was educated in the public schools of Findlay, and performed at a young age with the [[Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus]].<ref name="GuyerHouse"/> He received a [[B.S.]] from [[Findlay College]] in 1934, and afterwards became an ordained [[Minister of religion|minister]].<ref name="WPd">{{cite news |last1=Pearson |first1=Richard |title=Congressman Tennyson Guyer Dies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1981/04/14/congressman-tennyson-guyer-dies/3bdc94a5-f35d-42e2-974c-055e45b75377/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=Washington Post |date=14 April 1981}}</ref> Guyer served as mayor of [[Celina, Ohio]], from 1940 to 1944,<ref name="WPd"/> and later became a member of the state central committee from 1954 to 1966.<ref name="GuyerHouse"/>
Born in [[Findlay, Ohio]]<ref name="LimaTG">{{cite news |title=Tennyson Guyer: Ohio’s ambassador of good will |url=https://www.limaohio.com/features/lifestyle/251431/tennyson-guyer-ohios-ambassador-of-good-will |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=The Lima News |date=11 July 2017}}</ref> on November 29, either in 1912<ref name="LimaTG"/><ref name="UF Findlay"/> or 1913,<ref name="GuyerHouse"/><ref name="WPd"/><ref name="NYTd"/> Guyer was educated in the public schools of Findlay, and performed as an [[Acrobatics|aerialist]] at a young age with the [[Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus]].<ref name="GuyerHouse"/><ref name="UF Findlay"/> He lived with his uncle after his father was killed by a heart attack on July 22, 1926.<ref name="UF Findlay"/>
He received a [[B.S.]] from [[Findlay College]] in 1934, and afterwards became an ordained [[Minister of religion|minister]].<ref name="WPd">{{cite news |last1=Pearson |first1=Richard |title=Congressman Tennyson Guyer Dies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1981/04/14/congressman-tennyson-guyer-dies/3bdc94a5-f35d-42e2-974c-055e45b75377/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=Washington Post |date=14 April 1981}}</ref> Guyer served as mayor of [[Celina, Ohio]], from 1940 to 1944,<ref name="WPd"/> and later became a member of the state central committee from 1954 to 1966.<ref name="GuyerHouse"/>


Guyer was the public affairs director for [[Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.]] in Findlay from 1950 to 1972, and was a member of the [[Ohio State Senate]] from 1959 to 1972.<ref name="GuyerHouse"/> He was also a delegate to the Ohio State Republican conventions each year from 1950 to 1957, and was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1956.<ref name="GuyerHouse"/>
Guyer was the public affairs director for [[Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.]] in Findlay from 1950 to 1972, and was a member of the [[Ohio State Senate]] from 1959 to 1972.<ref name="GuyerHouse"/> He was also a delegate to the Ohio State Republican conventions each year from 1950 to 1957, and was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1956.<ref name="GuyerHouse"/>


==Congress ==
==Congress ==
He was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the Ninety-third and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving [[United States House of Representatives, Ohio District 4|Ohio's District 4]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]], and served from January 3, 1973, until his death from a heart attack on April 12, 1981, in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9LVPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V1IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3327,1122434&dq=tennyson+guyer+ohio&hl=en Congressman Guyer dies in sleep at home]</ref> While serving as Congressman in 1979, he led the Cocaine Task Force, committed to curbing the drug's use in the US.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
He was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the Ninety-third and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving [[United States House of Representatives, Ohio District 4|Ohio's District 4]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]], and served from January 3, 1973, until his death from a heart attack on April 12, 1981, in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9LVPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V1IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3327,1122434&dq=tennyson+guyer+ohio&hl=en Congressman Guyer dies in sleep at home]</ref> While serving as Congressman in 1979, he led the Cocaine Task Force as chairman, committed to curbing the drug's use in the US.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyers |first1=Robert |title=Cocaine Use Linked to Area's Affluence |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/10/11/cocaine-use-linked-to-areas-affluence/ff3a61df-87b7-4a14-80e2-405d347b2f8b/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=Washington Post |date=11 October 1979}}</ref>


As a congressman, he was well known for traveling cross country and internationally to deliver speeches.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maxa |first1=Rudy |title=CHAMPION TALKER GUYER GUSHES BUT NOT ON HILL |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1980/07/20/champion-talker-guyer-gushes-but-not-on-hill/441399a1-c2d7-40ee-b347-71e2b26c944a/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=Washington Post |date=20 July 1980}}</ref>
As a congressman, he was well known for traveling cross country and internationally to deliver speeches.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maxa |first1=Rudy |title=CHAMPION TALKER GUYER GUSHES BUT NOT ON HILL |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1980/07/20/champion-talker-guyer-gushes-but-not-on-hill/441399a1-c2d7-40ee-b347-71e2b26c944a/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=Washington Post |date=20 July 1980}}</ref>


==Death ==
==Death ==
While inside his house in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], he died in his sleep on April 12th, 1981<ref name="WPd"/> while serving his fourth term in office.<ref name="NYTd">{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Alfred E. |title=REP. TENNYSON GUYER, 67, OF OHIO |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/13/obituaries/rep-tennyson-guyer-67-of-ohio.html |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=13 April 1981}}</ref> A heart problem was suspected as the cause,<ref name="WPd"/> but was not confirmed immediately following the death.<ref name="NYTd"/> Later sources state his cause of death as a heart attack.<ref name="UF Findlay">{{cite news |title=President-Guyer |url=https://www.findlay.edu/about-uf/university-history/President-Guyer |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=www.findlay.edu}}</ref> He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown of [[Findlay, Ohio]].<ref name="GuyerHouse">{{cite web |title=GUYER, Tennyson {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/14238 |website=history.house.gov |access-date=30 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
While inside his house in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], he died in his sleep on April 12, 1981<ref name="WPd"/> while serving his fifth term in office.<ref name="NYTd">{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Alfred E. |title=REP. TENNYSON GUYER, 67, OF OHIO |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/13/obituaries/rep-tennyson-guyer-67-of-ohio.html |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=13 April 1981}}</ref> A heart problem was suspected as the cause,<ref name="WPd"/> but was not confirmed immediately following the death.<ref name="NYTd"/> Later sources state his cause of death as a heart attack.<ref name="UF Findlay">{{cite news |title=President-Guyer |url=https://www.findlay.edu/about-uf/university-history/President-Guyer |access-date=30 January 2022 |work=www.findlay.edu}}</ref> He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown of [[Findlay, Ohio]].<ref name="GuyerHouse">{{cite web |title=GUYER, Tennyson {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/14238 |website=history.house.gov |access-date=30 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
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Latest revision as of 05:40, 8 December 2024

Tennyson Guyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1973 – April 12, 1981
Preceded byWilliam M. McCulloch
Succeeded byMike Oxley
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1972
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byWalter White
Personal details
Born(1912-11-29)November 29, 1912
Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 1981(1981-04-12) (aged 68)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materFindlay College
OccupationCongressman, public affairs director, minister, mayor
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Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1912[disputed – discuss] – April 12, 1981) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican from Ohio for four terms from 1973 to 1981.

Early life and career

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Born in Findlay, Ohio[1] on November 29, either in 1912[1][2] or 1913,[3][4][5] Guyer was educated in the public schools of Findlay, and performed as an aerialist at a young age with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus.[3][2] He lived with his uncle after his father was killed by a heart attack on July 22, 1926.[2]

He received a B.S. from Findlay College in 1934, and afterwards became an ordained minister.[4] Guyer served as mayor of Celina, Ohio, from 1940 to 1944,[4] and later became a member of the state central committee from 1954 to 1966.[3]

Guyer was the public affairs director for Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in Findlay from 1950 to 1972, and was a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1959 to 1972.[3] He was also a delegate to the Ohio State Republican conventions each year from 1950 to 1957, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1956.[3]

Congress

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He was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving Ohio's District 4 in the United States House of Representatives, and served from January 3, 1973, until his death from a heart attack on April 12, 1981, in Alexandria, Virginia.[6] While serving as Congressman in 1979, he led the Cocaine Task Force as chairman, committed to curbing the drug's use in the US.[7]

As a congressman, he was well known for traveling cross country and internationally to deliver speeches.[8]

Death

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While inside his house in Alexandria, Virginia, he died in his sleep on April 12, 1981[4] while serving his fifth term in office.[5] A heart problem was suspected as the cause,[4] but was not confirmed immediately following the death.[5] Later sources state his cause of death as a heart attack.[2] He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown of Findlay, Ohio.[3]

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Tennyson Guyer: Ohio's ambassador of good will". The Lima News. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "President-Guyer". www.findlay.edu. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "GUYER, Tennyson | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e Pearson, Richard (14 April 1981). "Congressman Tennyson Guyer Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Clark, Alfred E. (13 April 1981). "REP. TENNYSON GUYER, 67, OF OHIO". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ Congressman Guyer dies in sleep at home
  7. ^ Meyers, Robert (11 October 1979). "Cocaine Use Linked to Area's Affluence". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ Maxa, Rudy (20 July 1980). "CHAMPION TALKER GUYER GUSHES BUT NOT ON HILL". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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