Roscoe C. McCulloch
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Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (November 27, 1880 March 17, 1958) was a Republican politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives
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 and U.S. Senate
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.

Born in Millersburg, Ohio
Millersburg, Ohio
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, McCulloch attended the University of Wooster, Ohio State University
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 and Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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. He commenced the practice of law in Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
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, in 1903. After serving as an assistant prosecutor in Stark County
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, he ran for the House in 1912. He lost, but won a second bid two years later and served three terms. In 1920, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
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 on November 5, 1929, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Theodore E. Burton
Theodore E. Burton
Theodore Elijah Burton was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate....

. He lost a special election on November 30, 1930, to Robert J. Bulkley
Robert J. Bulkley
Robert Johns Bulkley was a United States Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 until 1939....

 to fill out the remainder of the term.

See also

  • Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 16th District
  • Election Results, U.S. Senator from Ohio

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