Tennyson Guyer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – April 12, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | William M. McCulloch |
| Succeeded by | Mike Oxley |
| Member of theOhio Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Walter White |
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| Born | (1912-11-29)November 29, 1912 Findlay, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1981(1981-04-12) (aged 68) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Findlay College |
| Occupation | Congressman, public affairs director, minister, mayor |
Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1912[disputed –discuss] – April 12, 1981) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives. He was aRepublican fromOhio for four terms from 1973 to 1981.
Born inFindlay, Ohio[1] on November 29, either in 1912[1][2] or 1913,[3][4][5] Guyer was educated in the public schools of Findlay, and performed as anaerialist at a young age with theHagenbeck-Wallace Circus.[3][2] He lived with his uncle after his father was killed by a heart attack on July 22, 1926.[2]
He received aB.S. fromFindlay College in 1934, and afterwards became an ordainedminister.[4] Guyer served as mayor ofCelina, Ohio, from 1940 to 1944,[4] and later became a member of the state central committee from 1954 to 1966.[3]
Guyer was the public affairs director forCooper Tire & Rubber Co. in Findlay from 1950 to 1972, and was a member of theOhio State Senate from 1959 to 1972.[3] He was also a delegate to the Ohio State Republican conventions each year from 1950 to 1957, and was a delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1956.[3]
He was elected as aRepublican to the Ninety-third and to the four succeeding Congresses, servingOhio's District 4 in theUnited States House of Representatives, and served from January 3, 1973, until his death from a heart attack on April 12, 1981, inAlexandria, Virginia.[6] While serving as Congressman in 1979, he led the Cocaine Task Force as chairman, committed to curbing the drug's use in the US.[7]
As a congressman, he was well known for traveling cross country and internationally to deliver speeches.[8]
While inside his house inAlexandria, Virginia, he died in his sleep on April 12, 1981[4] while serving his fifth term in office.[5] A heart problem was suspected as the cause,[4] but was not confirmed immediately following the death.[5] Later sources state his cause of death as a heart attack.[2] He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown ofFindlay, Ohio.[3]
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