Matthew R. Denver | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Scroggy |
| Succeeded by | Simeon D. Fess |
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| Born | Matthew Rombach Denver (1870-12-21)December 21, 1870 Rombach Place, Wilmington, Ohio, US |
| Died | May 13, 1954(1954-05-13) (aged 83) Wilmington, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Sugar Grove Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
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| Education | Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Banker |
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Matthew Rombach Denver (December 21, 1870 – May 13, 1954) was an American businessman and politician who served as a three-term member of theU.S. representative fromOhio from 1907 to 1913. He was the son ofJames William Denver, who served as a member of Congress from California in the mid-19th century.
Born inRombach Place inWilmington, Ohio,[1] Denver attended public schools there. He graduated fromGeorgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1892. He was involved in agriculture, banking and manufacturing. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1896, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1936 and as a member of the Democratic State committee from 1896 to 1908.
Denver was elected as aDemocrat to theSixtieth,Sixty-first, andSixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913). He declined candidacy for reelection in 1912 to theSixty-third Congress.[citation needed]
He returned to banking in Wilmington and served as president of the Ohio Bankers' Association in 1918 and 1919.
Denver was again elected a member of the Democratic State committee for the 1926–1928 term. He served as president of the Clinton County National Bank & Trust Co. from 1902 until his death in Wilmington on May 13, 1954. His remains are interred at the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 6th congressional district 1907–1913 | Succeeded by |
