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{{short description|American politician}} | |||
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|successor = [[Theodore E. Burton]] | |successor = [[Theodore E. Burton]] | ||
|birth_date = {{birth date|1878|3|8}} | |birth_date = {{birth date|1878|3|8}} | ||
|birth_place = [[Putnam County, Ohio | |birth_place = [[Putnam County, Ohio]], U.S. | ||
|death_date = {{death date and age|1929|8|17|1878|3|8}} | |death_date = {{death date and age|1929|8|17|1878|3|8}} | ||
|death_place = [[Cleveland | |death_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S. | ||
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | ||
|alma_mater = {{plainlist|*[[Ohio Wesleyan University]] | |alma_mater = {{plainlist|*[[Ohio Wesleyan University]] | ||
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'''Cyrus Locher''' (March 8, 1878 – August 17, 1929) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician from [[Ohio]]. He served in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in 1928. | '''Cyrus Locher''' (March 8, 1878 – August 17, 1929) was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician from [[Ohio]]. He served in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in 1928. | ||
He graduated from high school at [[Pandora, Ohio]], and from [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] in 1903, when he gave the commencement oration. He was later that year named superintendent of schools at [[Woodsfield, Ohio]].<ref name=educa>{{cite book|title=Educational History of Ohio, etc. |last=Burns |first=James J |year=1905 |publisher= Historical Publishing Company |page=[https://archive.org/details/educationalhist00burngoog/page/n711 689] |url=https://archive.org/details/educationalhist00burngoog}}</ref> He graduated from [[Case Western Reserve University | He graduated from high school at [[Pandora, Ohio]], and from [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] in 1903, when he gave the commencement oration. He was later that year named superintendent of schools at [[Woodsfield, Ohio]].<ref name=educa>{{cite book|title=Educational History of Ohio, etc. |last=Burns |first=James J |year=1905 |publisher= Historical Publishing Company |page=[https://archive.org/details/educationalhist00burngoog/page/n711 689] |url=https://archive.org/details/educationalhist00burngoog}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Case Western Reserve University School of Law]]. He also studied briefly at the [[University of Michigan]]. | ||
Locher served in various capacities as a prosecutor and public solicitor, as well as law professor in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] during the 1910s and 1920s. He was appointed to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] on April 4, 1928 upon the death of Senator [[Frank B. Willis]]. Locher served until December 14, 1928, having lost a bid for the nomination in a special election to fill the remainder of Willis's term. | Locher served in various capacities as a prosecutor and public solicitor, as well as law professor in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] during the 1910s and 1920s. He was appointed to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] on April 4, 1928 upon the death of Senator [[Frank B. Willis]]. Locher served until December 14, 1928, having lost a bid for the nomination in a special election to fill the remainder of Willis's term. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:18, 13 December 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Officeholder Template:Sister project Cyrus Locher (March 8, 1878 – August 17, 1929) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate in 1928.
He graduated from high school at Pandora, Ohio, and from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1903, when he gave the commencement oration. He was later that year named superintendent of schools at Woodsfield, Ohio.[1] He graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He also studied briefly at the University of Michigan.
Locher served in various capacities as a prosecutor and public solicitor, as well as law professor in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1910s and 1920s. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate on April 4, 1928 upon the death of Senator Frank B. Willis. Locher served until December 14, 1928, having lost a bid for the nomination in a special election to fill the remainder of Willis's term.
Locher was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, where he underwent an operation for gallstones on August 11, 1929. He suffered complications following the operation, and received three blood transfusions in the following days. He died at the hospital at 4:45 a.m. on August 17, several hours after the third transfusion.[2]
His nephew, Ralph S. Locher, would serve as both the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1962–67, and as an Ohio Supreme Court Justice for two terms between 1977-89.
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