Tennyson Guyer
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 | November 29, 1912 Findlay, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1981 (aged 68) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Findlay College |
| Occupation | Congressman, public affairs director, minister, mayor |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)
- List of members of the House Un-American Activities Committee
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b "Tennyson Guyer: Ohio's ambassador of good will". The Lima News. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "President-Guyer". www.findlay.edu. 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 e Pearson, Richard (14 April 1981). "Congressman Tennyson Guyer Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Clark, Alfred E. (13 April 1981). "REP. TENNYSON GUYER, 67, OF OHIO". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Congressman Guyer dies in sleep at home
- ^ Meyers, Robert (11 October 1979). "Cocaine Use Linked to Area's Affluence". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Maxa, Rudy (20 July 1980). "CHAMPION TALKER GUYER GUSHES BUT NOT ON HILL". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Tennyson Guyer (id: G000537)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1912 births
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- Republican Party Ohio state senators
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- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- University of Findlay alumni
- 20th-century Ohio politicians