R. Clint Cole

R. Clint Cole
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district
In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925
Preceded by	John A. Key
Succeeded by	Thomas B. Fletcher
Personal details
Born	Raymond Clinton Cole (1870-08-21)August 21, 1870 Biglick Township, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1957(1957-02-08) (aged 86) Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Bright Cemetery
Party	Republican
Alma mater	Findlay College Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law

Raymond Clinton Cole (August 21, 1870 – February 8, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1919 to 1925. He was the brother of Ralph Dayton Cole, who also served in Congress.

Biography

Born in Biglick Township, near Findlay, Ohio, Cole attended the common schools and Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio. He taught school nine years. He was graduated from the law department of Ohio Northern University at Ada in 1900.

He was admitted to the bar of Ohio the same year and commenced practice in Findlay, Ohio, in 1901.

National Guard

He served as member of the Ohio National Guard from 1903 to 1913. He served as city solicitor from 1912 to 1916.

Congress

Cole was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventh, and Sixty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Sixty-eighth Congress).

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.

He resumed the practice of law.

Death and burial

He died in Findlay, Ohio, on February 8, 1957. He was interred in Bright Cemetery.

Electoral history

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1920	Fred H. Guthery: 36,665	√ Clint Cole (incumbent): 43,473
1922	H. H. Hartmann: 34,105	√ Clint Cole (incumbent): 37,065
1924	√ Thomas B. Fletcher: 38,439	Clint Cole (incumbent): 33,258	Charles E. Lukens: 555

Sources

• Media related to R. Clint Cole at Wikimedia Commons
• United States Congress. "R. Clint Cole (id: C000613)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
•  This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.