Francis Seiberling Explained

Francis Seiberling
State:Ohio
District:14th
Term Start:March 4, 1929
Term End:March 3, 1933
Preceded:Martin L. Davey
Succeeded:Dow W. Harter
Birth Date:20 September 1870
Birth Place:Des Moines, Iowa
Death Place:Akron, Ohio
Restingplace:Rose Hill Cemetery, Akron
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Wittenberg College
College of Wooster

Francis Seiberling (September 20, 1870 – February 1, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1929 to 1933. He was a cousin of John F. Seiberling.

Biography

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Seiberling moved with his parents to Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1873.He attended the public schools and Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, and was graduated from the College of Wooster, (Ohio) in 1892.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Akron, Ohio.He was also interested in the manufacture of rubber and tires and served as a director in various manufacturing companies.He served as a trustee of Wittenberg College.

Congress

Seiberling was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law.

He died in Akron, Ohio, February 1, 1945.He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.