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Donald D. Clancy May 1961 at White House Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 2nd districtIn office
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977Preceded by William E. Hess Succeeded by Tom Luken Mayor of Cincinnati In office
1957–1960Preceded by Charles Phelps Taft II Succeeded by Walt Bachrach Personal details Born July 24, 1921
Cincinnati, OhioDied June 12, 2007 (aged 85)
Cincinnati, OhioPolitical party Republican Alma mater Xavier University
Cincinnati Law SchoolDonald D. Clancy (July 24, 1921 – June 12, 2007) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio from 1961 until 1977.
Early life and education
Clancy was born in Cincinnati, in Ohio's Hamilton County. He graduated from Elder High School, attended Xavier University, and completed his studies at Cincinnati Law School in 1948.
Career
In 1948, Clancy was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Cincinnati. He served on the city council from 1952 until 1960; from 1958 until 1960 he was the mayor as well as the chairman of the Cincinnati Planning Commission.
Clancy defeated current television talk show host Jerry Springer in his 1970 re-election campaign. Clancy received approximately 56% of the vote to Springer's 44%.
Beginning with the Eighty-seventh Congress, Clancy was elected to congressional office for eight consecutive terms. When he lost his bid for reelection in 1976, he resumed the practice of law in Cincinnati.
Patty Clancy, his daughter, was an Ohio State Senator, representing Ohio's 8th Senate District.
Clancy died on June 12, 2007 from complications of Parkinson's Disease.
External links
- Donald D. Clancy at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Obituary from The Cincinnati Enquirer
Political offices Preceded by
Charles Phelps Taft IIMayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
1957-1960Succeeded by
Walton H. BachrachUnited States House of Representatives Preceded by
William E. HessMember of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd District
1961 - 1977Succeeded by
Tom LukenMayors of Cincinnati, Ohio David Ziegler · Joseph Prince · James Findlay · John S. Gano · Martin Baum · Daniel Symmes · James Findlay · Martin Baum · William Stanley · Samuel W. Davies · William Corry · Isaac G. Burnet · Elisha Hotchkiss · Samuel W. Davies · Henry E. Spencer · Mark P. Taylor · David T. Snelbaker · James J. Faran · Nicholas W. Thomas · Richard M. Bishop · George Hatch · Leonard A. Harris · Charles F. Wilstach · John F. Torrence · S. S. Davis · George W.C. Johnston · Robert M. Moore · Charles Jacob Jr. · William F. Means · Thomas J. Stephens · Amor Smith Jr. · John B. Mosby · John A. Caldwell · Gustav Tafel · Julius Fleischmann · Edward J. Dempsey · Leopold Markbriet · John Galvin · Louis Schwab · Henry T. Hunt · Frederick S. Spiegel · George Puchta · George Carrel · Murray Seasongood · Russell Wilson · James G. Stewart · Carl W. Rich · Albert D. Cash · Carl W. Rich · Edward N. Waldvogel · Dorothy N. Dolbey · Carl W. Rich · Charles Phelps Taft II · Donald D. Clancy · Walton H. Bachrach · Eugene P. Reuhlmann · Willis D. Gradison Jr. · Thomas A. Luken · Theodore M. Berry · Bobbie L. Sterne · James T. Luken · Jerry Springer · J. Kenneth Blackwell · David S. Mann · Thomas B. Brush · Arnold L. Bortz · Charles J. Luken · Dwight Tillery · Roxanne Qualls · Mark MalloryCategories:- 1921 births
- 2007 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Mayors of Cincinnati, Ohio
- American people of Irish descent
- Deaths from Parkinson's disease
- Hamilton County, Ohio
- Xavier University alumni
- University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
- Ohio lawyers
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