Tennyson Guyer | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district | |
January 3, 1973 - April 12, 1981 | |
| William M. McCulloch | |
| Mike Oxley | |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 2nd district | |
January 3, 1967 - December 31, 1972 | |
| District created | |
| 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 | Public Affairs director |
Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1912 - April 12, 1981) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican from Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Ohio, Guyer was educated in the public schools of Findlay, and performed at a young age with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. He received a B.S. from Findlay College in 1934, and afterwards became an ordained minister. Guyer served as mayor of Celina, Ohio, from 1940 to 1944, and later became a member of the state central committee from 1954 to 1966.
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. 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.
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.[1] While serving as Congressman in 1979, he led the Cocaine Task Force, committed to curbing the drug's use in the US.[] He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown of Findlay, Ohio.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950-99)
- List of members of the House Un-American Activities Committee
Sources
External links
- United States Congress. "Tennyson Guyer (id: G000537)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by William Moore McCulloch |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district 1973-1981 |
Succeeded by Mike Oxley |
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