Jay Ford Laning | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's14th district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Amos R. Webber |
| Succeeded by | William Graves Sharp |
| Member of theOhio Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office January 3, 1894 – January 2, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Harlan L. Stewart |
| Succeeded by | John Mitchell |
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| Born | (1853-05-15)May 15, 1853 New London, Ohio |
| Died | September 1, 1941(1941-09-01) (aged 88) Norwalk, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Baldwin-Wallace College |
Jay Ford Laning (May 15, 1853 – September 1, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a one-termU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1907 to 1909.
Born inNew London, Ohio, Laning attended the public schools, the Savannah (Ohio) Academy, andBaldwin-Wallace College inBerea, Ohio. He studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar in May 1875 and commenced practice in New London.Laning was the localJustice of the Peace from 1875 to 1881, and served as a member of the village council in 1876.
He moved toNorwalk, Ohio, in January 1882, where he practiced law until 1885 and then engaged in the publishing business.He served as a member of the city council 1887-1889, and was a member of theOhio Senate from 1894 to 1898. He served as a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in 1904 and 1908.
Laning was elected as aRepublican to theSixtieth Congress (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909). He was renominated in 1908, but withdrew and resumed the publishing business in Norwalk. He then devoted his time to the writing, editing, and publishing of law books and school textbooks.
J. Ford Laning died in Norwalk on September 1, 1941, and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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