death_date birth_date term_end restingplace alma_mater death_place preceded state_house term_start spouse image name succeeded birth_place party state district religion article_title
21 april 1941 31 january 1859 march 3 , 1891 3 , 1893 march 3 , 1895 march st. augustine cemetery , napoleon valparaiso university school of law georgetown university law center napoleon , ohio melvin m. boothman fernando c. layton john cuff ohio march 2 , 1888 4 , 1891 march 4 , 1893 january ginevra waltimire dennis d. donovan.jpg dennis d. donovan george myers w. hulick francis b. de witt jacob f. texas , ohio democratic ohio ohio 6th 5th henry county catholic church dennis d. donovan

dennis d. donovan

dennis d. donovan -lrb- january 31 , 1859 -- april 21 , 1941 -rrb- was a u.s. representative from ohio .
born near texas , ohio , donovan attended the common schools , and northern indiana normal school , valparaiso , indiana .
he taught school .
he engaged in the mercantile and timber business .
he studied law at valparaiso university school of law .
he was graduated from the law department of georgetown university , washington , d.c. , in 1895 .
he was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in deshler , ohio .
he was appointed postmaster of deshler by president cleveland on july 21 , 1885 , and served until january 27 , 1888 .
he was mayor of deshler for two terms .
he served as member of the state house of representatives in 1887 and 1889 .
donovan was elected as a democrat to the fifty-second and fifty-third congresses -lrb- march 4 , 1891-march 3 , 1895 -rrb- .
he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894 to the fifty-fourth congress .
he resumed the practice of law in deshler , ohio .
he moved to napoleon , ohio , in 1897 and continued the practice of law .
he was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as governor of ohio in 1898 .
he died in napoleon , ohio , on april 21 , 1941 .
he was interred in st. augustine cemetery .
he married ginevra waltimire of deshler , ohio in 1891 .
he was a member of b.p.o.e. and knights of columbus .
