Albert D. Baumhart

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Albert D. Baumhart (June 15, 1908-January 23, 2001) was a politician and businessman. He was an Ohio State Senator, and a U.S. Representative from the 13th district of Ohio. He served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was also director of the Republican National Committee in 1953.

[edit] Education

Baumhart was born in Vermilion, Ohio in 1908. He graduated the public schools of Vermilion and then attended the Ohio University, earning his A.B. and M.A. in 1931.

[edit] Career

After graduation, Baumhart worked as a publishing house representative in Vermilion. He was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1937, and subsequently elected to the Seventy-Seventh Congress in 1940. He resigned to accept a commission in the United States Navy, and was discharged a lieutenant commander. Upon his return home, he worked in the private sector. He was director of the Republican National Committee in 1953-1954, and was again chosen to return to Congress. He would serve in the Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth, and Eighty-sixth Congresses. He was a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention, and was a public relations consultant until his retirement.