William Edwin Minshall Jr. | |
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 Official portrait, 1973 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's23rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Bender |
| Succeeded by | Ronald M. Mottl |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives | |
| In office 1939–1940 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1911-10-24)October 24, 1911 |
| Died | October 15, 1990(1990-10-15) (aged 78) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
William Edwin Minshall Jr. (October 24, 1911 – October 15, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician who served ten terms as aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromOhio from 1955 to 1974.
William E. Minshall Jr. was born inEast Cleveland, Ohio, to William E. Minshall and Mabel Rice.[1] Minshall came from a family of lawyers with his father being a trial lawyer. His grandfather,Thaddeus A. Minshall, who prior to becoming anOhio Supreme Court judge, had a private practice in law.[2][3]
Minshall attended the public schools of East Cleveland, the University School inShaker Heights, Ohio, and theUniversity of Virginia atCharlottesville, Virginia, where he was a member ofChi Phi fraternity. He graduated from theCleveland Law School in 1940, was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced the practice of law inCleveland, Ohio. He was a member of theOhio House of Representatives in 1939 and 1940.
Minshall Jr. enlisted in December 1940 as a private in theUnited States Army and served in the European Theater, G-2 section, Headquarters III Corps, and was discharged as a lieutenant colonel in March 1946. He was awarded aBronze Star.
Minshall was special assistant attorney general of Ohio from 1948 to 1952 and general counsel for theU.S. Maritime Administration ofWashington, D.C., in 1953 and 1954.
Minshall was elected as a Republican to the84th Congress and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation December 31, 1974. He voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[4]1964[5] and1968,[6] and theVoting Rights Act of 1965,[7] while voting present on theCivil Rights Act of 1960.[8] He was not a candidate for reelection in1974 to the94th Congress.
Minshall was a resident ofDelray Beach, Florida, until his death on October 15, 1990.
Mrs. William E. (Mabel Rice) Minshall, 83. Mrs. Minshall, widow of a former East Cleveland mayor and mother of Rep. William E. Minshall Jr.... Surviving in addition to the son, Congressman from Ohio's 23rd District...
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