Atlee Pomerene | |
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| United States Senator fromOhio | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Charles W. F. Dick |
| Succeeded by | Simeon D. Fess |
| 31stLieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 19, 1911 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Governor | Judson Harmon |
| Preceded by | Francis W. Treadway |
| Succeeded by | Hugh L. Nichols |
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| Born | (1863-12-06)December 6, 1863 Berlin,Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1937(1937-11-12) (aged 73) Cleveland,Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | West Lawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Education | Princeton University (BA) University of Cincinnati College of Law (LLB) |
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Atlee Pomerene (December 6, 1863 – November 12, 1937) was an AmericanDemocratic Party politician and lawyer fromOhio. He served asLieutenant Governor of Ohio for a few months in 1911 and then represented Ohio in theUnited States Senate from 1911 until 1923.
Atlee Pomerene was born on December 6, 1863, inBerlin, Holmes County, Ohio, to Elizabeth and Peter P. Pomerene. He graduated with high honors fromPrinceton University in 1884. He graduated from theUniversity of Cincinnati College of Law in 1886 and was admitted to the bar in Ohio.[1][2]
In 1886, he began practicing law with Charles R. Miller inCanton, Ohio. He then entered a partnership with Judge Robert S. Shields in the firm Shields and Pomerene. He then organized the firm Pomerene, Ambler and Pomerene with Ralph Ambler and his brother Celsus Pomerene.[1][2] From 1887 to 1901, he served as the city solicitor of Canton. He then worked as prosecutor ofStark County from 1897 to 1900. He prosecuted the homicide case against Anna George for the murder ofGeorge Saxton, brother ofIda Saxton McKinley.[2] In 1906, he was appointed a member of the honorary tax commission of Ohio by GovernorAndrew L. Harris.[2] In 1910, he was chairman of the state Democratic convention.[3]
After serving in a variety of city, county, and state positions as solicitor and prosecutor, Pomerene was elected the 31stlieutenant governor of Ohio in 1910. He briefly served in the post until January 19, 1911, when he was elected by the State Legislature to the U.S. Senate, succeedingCharles W. F. Dick. In 1913, he was a member of the Senate Banking Currency Commission and assisted in developing the legislation to create theFederal Reserve.[1][3] Pomerene was re-elected in 1916, defeatingMyron T. Herrick. He narrowly lost a bid for a third term six years later toSimeon D. Fess. He ran again the following election, but lost toFrank B. Willis.[3] In 1923, he joined the law firm Squire, Sanders and Dempsey ofCleveland.[3] In March 1923, PresidentWarren Harding named him to the 5thPan-American Conference held inSantiago, Chile.[3] He was aDemocrat.[3]
Pomerene was appointed by PresidentCalvin Coolidge alongsideOwen Roberts to serve as a special prosecutor to deal with theTeapot Dome scandal. He ran unsuccessfully for the other U.S. Senate seat from Ohio in 1926 and for the Democratic nomination to theU.S. presidency in 1928. On August 1, 1932, PresidentHerbert Hoover appointed Pomerene to succeedCharles G. Dawes as head of theReconstruction Finance Corporation after Dawes' sudden resignation on June 7.[1][3] He served in that role until his retirement on March 4, 1933.[2]
Pomerene then continued practicing law inCleveland.[1]
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Pomerene married Mary H. Bockius, daughter of L. V. Bockius, of Canton on June 29, 1892.[3]
Pomerene died following pneumonia and a stroke in Cleveland on November 12, 1937, and was buried inWestlawn Cemetery in Canton.[1][2]
Pomerene received an honoraryDoctor of Laws degree fromMiami University,Wooster University andMount Union College. He also received an honorary degree fromKenyon College.[3]
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