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==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"/> He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown of [[Findlay, Ohio]].<ref>{{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>
He died from a heart attack on April 12th, 1981<ref name="WPd"/> while serving his fourth term in office. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown of [[Findlay, Ohio]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 09:38, 30 January 2022

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
OccupationPublic Affairs director

Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1912 – 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

Born in Findlay, Ohio,[1] Guyer was educated in the public schools of Findlay, and performed at a young age with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. He received a B.S. from Findlay College in 1934, and afterwards became an ordained minister.[2] Guyer served as mayor of Celina, Ohio, from 1940 to 1944,[2] and later became a member of the state central committee from 1954 to 1966.

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. 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.

Congress

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.[3] While serving as Congressman in 1979, he led the Cocaine Task Force, committed to curbing the drug's use in the US.[citation needed]

Death

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

See also

Sources

  1. ^ "Tennyson Guyer: Ohio's ambassador of good will". The Lima News. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Pearson, Richard (14 April 1981). "Congressman Tennyson Guyer Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ Congressman Guyer dies in sleep at home
  4. ^ a b Clark, Alfred E. (13 April 1981). "REP. TENNYSON GUYER, 67, OF OHIO". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. ^ "GUYER, Tennyson | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th congressional district

1973–1981
Succeeded by