James Metzenbaum1883-1960 was a prominent lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

, who wrote a noted treatise on zoning law.

In 1942, Metzenbaum was nominated by the Democratic party for a seat in the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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. He lost the general election to incumbent Republican Frances P. Bolton

Frances P. Bolton

Frances Payne Bolton , born Frances P. Bingham, was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. She was also the oldest woman to date to serve in the House of Representatives.Born in Cleveland,...

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In 1950, Metzenbaum ran as an independent for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. He lost to incumbent Republican William L. Hart

William L. Hart

William Lincoln Hart was a lawyer in the U.S. State of Ohio who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. He taught law at university, and was president of the Ohio State Bar Association.-Biography:...

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Metzenbaum's cousin, Howard Metzenbaum

Howard Metzenbaum

Howard Morton Metzenbaum was an American politician who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio . He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate from 1943 to 1951.-Early life:Metzenbaum was born in Cleveland, to a poor Jewish family, the son...

 served for two decades as a U.S. Senator

United States Senate

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 from Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

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See also

• Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 22nd District
• Election Results, Ohio Supreme Court
  Election Results, Ohio Supreme Court
  The U.S. state of Ohio has a Supreme Court of seven members, who are elected for six-year terms.See also:* List of Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court* Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court-Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court:Six-year term beginning Jan...