Tennyson Guyer
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Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1913 - April 12, 1981) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican from Ohio.
Born in Findlay, Ohio, Guyer was educated in the public schools of Findlay, and performed at a young age with the Hagenback-Wallace Circus. He received a B.S. from Findlay College in 1934, and afterwards became an ordained minister. Guyer served as mayor of Celina, Ohio from 1940 to 1944, and later became a member of the state central committee from 1954 to 1966.
Guyer was the public affairs director for Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in Findlay from 1950 to 1972, and was a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1959 to 1972. He was also a delegate to the Ohio State Republican conventions each year from 1950 to 1957, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1956.
He was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving Ohio's District 4 in the United States House of Representatives. All in all, he served from January 3, 1973 until his death from a heart attack on April 12, 1981, aged 67 in Alexandria, Virginia. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometwon of Findlay, Ohio.
| Preceded by Jackson Betts (8th District) |
U.S. Representative from Ohio (District 4) 1973 - 1981 |
Succeeded by Mike Oxley |
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| NAME | Guyer, Tennyson |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Ohio politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Findlay, Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1981 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Alexandria, Virginia |
