John W. Bricker

John William Bricker (September 6, 1893March 22, 1986) was an American politician and attorney. He was a United States Senator from 1947 to 1959. He also was the 54th governor of Ohio. He was also the Republican nominee for Vice President in 1944.

Political career
Bricker served three terms as Governor of Ohio from 1939 to 1945. Bricker was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1944. He was Thomas E. Dewey's running mate on the Republican ticket in the 1944 election.

Bricker won election to the Senate in 1946. He introduced the Bricker Amendment, which would have limited the president's power to make treaties. It was not passed by Congress. Bricker won re-election in 1952 but lost to Stephen M. Young in 1958. 

Personal life
Bricker was born in Madison County, Ohio. He went to Ohio State University and began a legal practice in Columbus, Ohio. He also was in the United States Army during World War I. He was married to Harriet Day from 1920 until her death in 1985.

Bricker died on March 22, 1986 in Columbus at the age of 92.

References

Other websites
 Former Capitol Policeman Shoots at Senator - Ghosts of DC blog
John Bricker Oral History finding aid, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library

Grave

Category:1893 births
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Category:Governors of Ohio
Category:United States senators from Ohio
Category:Lawyers from Ohio
Category:Politicians from Columbus, Ohio
Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians
Category:American military personnel of World War I