Francis Seiberling

American politician
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Quick Facts

IntroAmerican politician
PlacesUnited States of America
wasPolitician Lawyer
Work fieldLaw Politics
Gender
Male
Birth20 September 1870
Death1 February 1945Akron (aged 74 years)
The details

Biography

Francis Seiberling (September 20, 1870 – February 1, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of John F. Seiberling.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Seiberling moved with his parents to Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1873. He attended the public schools and Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, and was graduated from the College of Wooster, (Ohio) in 1892. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Akron, Ohio. He was also interested in the manufacture of rubber and tires and served as a director in various manufacturing companies. He served as a trustee of Wittenberg College.
Seiberling was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Akron, Ohio, February 1, 1945. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.

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