Michael DiSalle
| Michael DiSalle | |
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DiSalle in 1962
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| 60th Governor of Ohio | |
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In office January 12, 1959 – January 14, 1963 |
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| Lieutenant | John W. Donahey |
| Preceded by | C. William O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Jim Rhodes |
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Michael Vincent DiSalle January 6, 1908 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | September 14, 1981 (aged 73) Pescara, Italy |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Myrtle Eugene England |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Michael Vincent DiSalle (January 6, 1908 – September 14, 1981) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the Mayor of Toledo, Ohio and the 60th Governor of Ohio.
He was born in New York City, to Italian American immigrant parents, Anthony and Assunta DiSalle. His family moved to Toledo, Ohio, when he was three years old. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and married the former Myrtle E. England. The couple had four daughters and one son.
DiSalle attended law school and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1932. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1937, then ran for and was elected to a series of positions in Toledo. In 1946, DiSalle ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives but lost to the incumbent, Republican Homer A. Ramey. DiSalle was elected as mayor of Toledo, and served from 1948 to 1950.
He ran (unsuccessfully) for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in 1950. In December 1950, President Harry S. Truman named DiSalle director of the Office of Price Stabilization, a Korean War-era agency which established and enforced wartime price controls. He resigned on January 23, 1952, to run for the Senate again, and lost in the general election to incumbent Republican Senator John W. Bricker.
DiSalle was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 1956, but was defeated. In 1958 DiSalle had a rematch against his opponent, C. William O'Neill. This time DiSalle won. The length of the Governor's term had been increased to four years and DiSalle served from 1959 to 1963. In July 1959 DiSalle signed the bill making "With God, all things are possible" the official motto of the State of Ohio. The motto is derived from the Gospel of Matthew 19:26.
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