- Roger Cloud
Roger Cloud (born 1909 in
DeGraff, Ohio ; diedApril 20 1988 , inColumbus, Ohio ), was an American politician of the Republican party.Cloud attended high school in his native DeGraff, graduating in 1926 as his class's valedictorian. Fact|date=February 2007
Having worked as a farmer and a factory worker, Cloud won election to the local school board in DeGraff. In 1940, he won office as a county commissioner in
Logan County, Ohio . He served in this office from 1941 to 1949.In 1948, Cloud ran successfully for a seat in the
Ohio House of Representatives , serving from 1949. Cloud held the office of Speaker of the House from 1955 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1967.In 1965,
Ohio State Auditor Roger Tracy died and Governor James A. Rhodes appointedChester W. Goble as a temporary replacement. Rhodes chose Cloud to complete Tracy's term as auditor and in 1966, Cloud was elected to the position and served in that office from 1967 to 1971.In 1970, Cloud was nominated for
Governor of Ohio as incumbentJim Rhodes was term-limited. He defeated Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens in the primary, but lost to DemocratJohn J. Gilligan . That year the Ohio Republican Party was caught up in the "Crofters" scandal where the Republican state treasurer,John Herbert , had invested state money in improper investments with a big campaign contributor. After this defeat, Cloud retired from politics.Cloud's wife was the former Llewellyn DeWeese; they were married in 1934.
References
James Roger Sharp and Nancy Weatherly Sharp, "American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994" (Greenwood Press, 1997) ISBN 0313302146 p.88 [http://books.google.com/books?id=uAYnZlEk-iEC&pg=PA88&dq=%22roger+cloud%22+ohio+speaker&sig=VXJvvYglQ_ktZZSSHEMEbBEvF3I]
ee also
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Election Results, Ohio Governor
*Election Results, Ohio State Auditor
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