Ralph Dayton Cole
| Ralph Dayton Cole | |
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Cole in 1920
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | William R. Warnock |
| Succeeded by | Frank B. Willis |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Hancock County district |
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In office January 1, 1900 – January 3, 1904 |
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| Preceded by | Oliver P. Shaw |
| Succeeded by | M. M. Carrothers |
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November 30, 1873 Vanlue, Ohio |
| Died | October 15, 1932 (aged 58) Warren, Ohio |
| Resting place | Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
University of Findlay Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law |
Ralph Dayton Cole (November 30, 1873 – October 15, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, brother of Raymond Clinton Cole.
Ralph Cole was born in Vanlue, Ohio on November 30, 1873. Cole attended public school before enrolling in Findlay College of Findlay, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1896.
From 1897 to 1899, Cole served as the deputy clerk of Hancock County, Ohio. During this period he also began to study law, attending Ohio Northern University College of Law.
Cole was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Findlay, Ohio.
He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1900 to 1904.
Cole was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Findlay, Toledo, and Columbus, Ohio. Legal adviser to the Comptroller of the Currency in 1912 and 1913. Cole served as chairman of the speakers' bureau for the Republican National Committee in 1916. He was also chosen as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916, 1924, and 1928.
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