Arthur W. Aleshire | |
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 Aleshire operating his filling station, 1936 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Leroy T. Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Clarence J. Brown |
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| Born | Arthur William Aleshire (1900-02-15)February 15, 1900 Luray, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1940(1940-03-11) (aged 40) Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
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| Children | 1 |
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Arthur William Aleshire (February 15, 1900 – March 11, 1940) was an American politician serving as aU.S. Representative fromOhio for one term from 1937 to 1939.
Born nearLuray, Virginia, Aleshire attended the rural schools. He moved toClark 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 indairy farming nearSpringfield, Ohio, in 1922 and 1923. He married Myrtle Marsh in 1922, and they had one son, Melvin.
Due to an accident in 1923, helost the use of his legs and operated afilling station andgrocery store in awheelchair until his election to Congress.
Aleshire was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to theSeventy-sixth Congress. He resumed his former business pursuits nearSpringfield, Ohio.
He died inSpringfield, Ohio, March 11, 1940. He was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery.
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