Roger Ellwood Cloud (December 4, 1909 – April 20, 1988), was anAmerican politician of theRepublican party who represented Ohio in several capacities.

Having worked as a farmer and a factory worker, Cloud won election to the local school board in DeGraff. In 1940, he won office as a county commissioner inLogan County, Ohio. He served in this office from 1941 to 1949.

In 1948, Cloud ran successfully for a seat in theOhio House of Representatives, serving from 1949. Cloud held the office ofSpeaker of the House from 1955 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1967.

In 1965,Ohio State Auditor Roger W. Tracy died and GovernorJames A. Rhodes appointedChester W. Goble as a temporary replacement. Rhodes chose Cloud to complete Tracy's term as auditor and in 1966, Cloud was elected to the position and served in that office from 1967 to 1971.

In 1970, Cloud was nominated forGovernor of Ohio as incumbentJim Rhodes was term-limited. He defeated CongressmanDonald "Buz" Lukens in the primary, but lost to DemocratJohn J. Gilligan. That year the Ohio Republican Party was caught up in the "Crofters" scandal where the Republican state treasurer,John Herbert, had invested state money in improper investments with a big campaign contributor. After this defeat, Cloud retired from politics.

Cloud's wife was the former Llewellyn DeWeese; they were married in 1934.

• Ohio gubernatorial elections
• Ohio State Auditor elections

• Sharp, James Roger; Sharp, Nancy Weatherly (1997).American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Greenwood Press. p. 88.ISBN 0-313-30214-6.

• 1909 births
• 1988 deaths
• People from Logan County, Ohio
• County commissioners in Ohio
• Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Ohio state auditors
• Burials at Green Lawn Cemetery (Columbus, Ohio)
• 20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly

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