Robert Thompson Secrest (1904 - 1994)

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Robert Thompson Secrest

Birth:	Jan. 22, 1904 Noble County Ohio, USA
Death:	May 15, 1994 Cambridge Guernsey County Ohio, USA
US Congressman. He was born on a farm near Senecaville, Noble County, Ohio, and went on to serve his native state as a member of the United States Congress from 1933 to 1942, from 1949 to 1954 and again from 1963 to 1966. He graduated from Muskingum College, Washington, D.C. College of Law, Columbia University and the British School of Civil Affairs. He served in the United States Navy being the first member of Congress to resign his seat in order to join the armed forces during World War II. His military experiences took him to England, Africa, Italy, and the Pacific. From 1946 to 1947 he was a legal supervisor for the Library of Congress. The Democrat was a member of the Federal Trade Commission from 1954 to 1961, Director of Commerce for the State of Ohio in 1962, and a member of the Ohio State senate from 1969 to 1973. (bio by: Bigwoo) Family links: Parents: Ralph Waits Secrest (1880 - 1929) Amelia Howard Thompson Secrest (1879 - 1947) Spouse: Virginia Belle Bowden Secrest (1911 - 1990)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for Robert Secrest

Burial: Senecaville Cemetery Senecaville Guernsey County Ohio, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Bigwoo Record added: Mar 05, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 10560501