Arthur W. Aleshire
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Early life and career
Born near Luray, Virginia, Aleshire attended the rural schools. He moved to Clark County, Ohio, in 1912 with his parents, who settled on a farm near Springfield. He was employed by a railway express company in 1921 and 1922.
He engaged in dairy farming near Springfield, Ohio, in 1922 and 1923. He married Myrtle Marsh in 1922, and they had one son, Melvin.
Accident
Due to an accident in 1923, he lost the use of his legs and operated a filling station and grocery store in a wheelchair until his election to Congress.
Congress
Aleshire was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress. He resumed his former business pursuits near Springfield, Ohio.
Death
He died in Springfield, Ohio, March 11, 1940. He was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery.
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- 1900 births
- 1940 deaths
- Politicians from Springfield, Ohio
- People from Luray, Virginia
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Politicians with paraplegia
- American politicians with disabilities
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives