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==Early life and career == |
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Born in [[Findlay, Ohio]]<ref>{{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, 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. |
Born in [[Findlay, Ohio]]<ref>{{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, 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"/> |
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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. |
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"/> |
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==Congress == |
==Congress == |
Revision as of 09:58, 30 January 2022
Tennyson Guyer | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1973 – April 12, 1981 | |
Preceded by | William M. McCulloch |
Succeeded by | Mike Oxley |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1972 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Walter White |
Personal details | |
Born | Findlay, Ohio, U.S. | November 29, 1913
Died | April 12, 1981 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 67)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Findlay College |
Occupation | Congressman, public affairs director, minister, mayor |
Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1913 – 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] on November 29th, 1913,[2] Guyer was educated in the public schools of Findlay, and performed at a young age with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus.[2] He received a B.S. from Findlay College in 1934, and afterwards became an ordained minister.[3] Guyer served as mayor of Celina, Ohio, from 1940 to 1944,[3] and later became a member of the state central committee from 1954 to 1966.[2]
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.[2] 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.[2]
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.[4] While serving as Congressman in 1979, he led the Cocaine Task Force, committed to curbing the drug's use in the US.[citation needed]
As a congressman, he was well known for traveling cross country and internationally to deliver speeches.[5]
Death
While inside his house in Alexandria, Virginia, he died in his sleep on April 12th, 1981[3] while serving his fourth term in office.[6] A heart problem was suspected as the cause,[3] but was not confirmed immediately following the death.[6] He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown of Findlay, Ohio.[2]
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)
- List of members of the House Un-American Activities Committee
Sources
- ^ "Tennyson Guyer: Ohio's ambassador of good will". The Lima News. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "GUYER, Tennyson | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Pearson, Richard (14 April 1981). "Congressman Tennyson Guyer Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Congressman Guyer dies in sleep at home
- ^ Maxa, Rudy (20 July 1980). "CHAMPION TALKER GUYER GUSHES BUT NOT ON HILL". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b Clark, Alfred E. (13 April 1981). "REP. TENNYSON GUYER, 67, OF OHIO". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
External links
- United States Congress. "Tennyson Guyer (id: G000537)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1913 births
- 1981 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Ohio state senators
- People from Findlay, Ohio
- People from Celina, Ohio
- Ohio Republicans
- Mayors of places in Ohio
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American politicians
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio