John F. Seiberling
| John Frederick Seiberling, Jr. | |
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1973
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district |
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In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | William Hanes Ayres |
| Succeeded by | Thomas C. Sawyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 8, 1918 Akron, Ohio |
| Died | August 2, 2008 (aged 89) Copley, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Behr |
| Children | three |
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| Awards | Legion of Merit |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
John Frederick Seiberling, Jr. (September 8, 1918 – August 2, 2008) was a United States Representative from Ohio. In 1974, he helped to establish what later became the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and served on the House Judiciary Committee that held the impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.
Born in Akron, Ohio, Seiberling attended the public schools of Akron, and Staunton Military Academy in Virginia. He received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1941. His parents, Lieut. John Frederick Seiberling (1888–1962) and Henrietta McBrayer Buckler (1888–1979), had been wed on October 11, 1917 in Akron, Ohio. He had two sisters: Mary Gertrude Seiberling (born 1920) and Dorothy Buckler Lethbridge Seiberling (born 1922). His paternal grandparents were Frank Seiberling, the founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and Gertrude Ferguson Penfield. His maternal grandparents were Julius Augustus Buckler and Mary Maddox.
During World War II he served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He was subsequently awarded the Legion of Merit for his participation in the Allied planning of the D-Day invasion.
Seiberling received his LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1949. In 1950, Seiblerling was admitted to the New York bar and went into private practice. He became an associate with a New York firm from 1949 to 1954, and then became a volunteer with the New York Legal Aid Society in 1950. From 1954 to 1970, he was an attorney with Goodyear. He once took a leave of absence rather than cross the picket lines during a United Rubber Workers strike. During this time he was a member of the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission in Akron from 1964 to 1970.
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