Albert David Baumhart Jr.

Albert David Baumhart Jr.
Albert David Baumhart Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Ohio's 13th district
	In office; January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942
Preceded by	Dudley A. White
Succeeded by	Alvin F. Weichel
	In office; January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961
Preceded by	Alvin F. Weichel
Succeeded by	Charles Adams Mosher
Member of the Ohio Senate
	In office; 1937-1940
Personal details
Born	June 15, 1908; Vermilion, Ohio
Died	January 23, 2001 (aged 92); Lorain, Ohio
Resting place	Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermillion
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1942-1946
Rank	lieutenant commander
Battles/wars	World War II

Albert David Baumhart Jr. (June 15, 1908 – January 23, 2001) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.

Early life

Baumhart was born in Vermilion, Ohio.[1] He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, receiving his A.B. and M.A. in 1931.[1]

He was a publishing house representative at Vermilion, Ohio, from 1932 to 1939.[1] He was a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1937 to 1940.[1]

Baumhart was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh Congress.[1] He resigned to accept a commission in the United States Navy on September 2, 1942.[1] He was discharged as a lieutenant commander on January 17, 1946. He was a member of the public relations staff of Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., in Toledo, Ohio, from 1946 to 1953.[1] He served as director of the Republican National Committee in 1953 and 1954.[1]

Baumhart was again elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth, and Eighty-sixth Congresses.[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960. Baumhart voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960.[2][3] He was a delegate to 1968 Republican National Convention.[1]

He later worked as public relations consultant.[1]

He died on January 23, 2001, in Lorain, Ohio.[1] He is interred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Vermilion, Ohio.[1]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Dudley A. White	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942	Succeeded by Alvin F. Weichel
Preceded by Alvin F. Weichel	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961	Succeeded by Charles A. Mosher

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