John J. Whitacre
| John Jefferson Whitacre | |
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| tombstone in Magnolia Cemetery | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district |
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| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 |
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| Preceded by | James Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | David Hollingsworth |
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| Born | December 28, 1860 Decatur, Nebraska |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Miami, Florida |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cordelia Brothers |
| Alma mater | Hiram (Ohio) College University of Michigan at Ann Arbor |
John Jefferson Whitacre (December 28, 1860 – December 2, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Decatur, Nebraska, Whitacre attended the public schools, Hiram (Ohio) College, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He engaged as a manufacturer of hollow building tile. He served as delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress. He had a home built in Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio. During the 1920 presidential campaign, both candidates, Warren G Harding and James M. Cox visited his home.[1]
Whitacre was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915).
He announced he would not run for a third term in 1914:
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All I've done since I've been in Washington has been to sit around and try to look wise, and that's what any man has to do who isn't willing to barter his convictions for political expediency. ... No man who wants to be intellectually honest has any business in congress.
He resumed his former manufacturing pursuits. He served as president of the Whitacre Engineering Co. and the Whitacre-Greer Fireproofing Co. He was nominated in 1928 for the 18th district, but lost. He died in Miami, Florida, December 2, 1938. He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Ohio.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th congressional district 1911-1915 |
Succeeded by David Hollingsworth |
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