John J. Babka

John J. Babka
John J. Babka
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Ohio's 21st district
	In office; March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Preceded by	Robert Crosser
Succeeded by	Harry C. Gahn
Personal details
Born	John Joseph Babka; March 16, 1884; Cleveland, Ohio
Died	March 22, 1937 (aged 53); Cleveland, Ohio
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary H. Kubu
Alma mater	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

John Joseph Babka (March 16, 1884 – March 22, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1919 to 1921.

Early life and education

Born to Czech immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio,[1] Babka attended the public schools. He was graduated from the Cleveland Law School in 1908.

Career

He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as special counsel to the attorney general of Ohio in 1911 and 1912, and as assistant prosecuting attorney of Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1912 to 1919.

Congress

Babka was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.

He resumed the practice of law and served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1920 and 1932. At the time of his death, Babka was acting as liquidating attorney for the division of savings and loan associations of the department of commerce of Ohio.

Death

Babka died at Cleveland, Ohio, March 22, 1937 and was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

Babka married Mary H. Kubu on January 8, 1908.[2]

Babka was a member of the B.P.O.E., Knights of Columbus, and Moose lodges.[2]

Sources

http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=BJJ
Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 273.

United States Congress. "John J. Babka (id: B000007)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Robert Crosser	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 21st congressional district 1919-1921	Succeeded by Harry C. Gahn

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[1] ttp://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=BJJ

[bbno-2] Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 273.

Ohio's congressional districts
Ohio 21	Henry R. Brinkerhoff (1843–1844) Edward S. Hamlin (1844–1845) Joseph M. Root (1845–1851) Norton Strange Townshend (1851–1853) Andrew Stuart (1853–1855) John Bingham (1855–1863) Martin A. Foran (1883–1889) Theodore E. Burton (1889–1891) Tom L. Johnson (1891–1895) Theodore E. Burton (1895–1909) James H. Cassidy (1909–1911) Robert J. Bulkley (1911–1915) Robert Crosser (1915–1919) John J. Babka (1919–1921) Harry C. Gahn (1921–1923) Robert Crosser (1923–1955) Charles Vanik (1955–1969) Louis Stokes (1969–1993)
Ohio 22	Henry I. Emerson (1915–1921) Theodore E. Burton (1921–1928) Chester C. Bolton (1929–1937) Anthony A. Fleger (1937–1939) Chester C. Bolton (1939–1939) Frances P. Bolton (1940–1969) Charles Vanik (1969–1981) Dennis E. Eckart (1981–1983)