Gordon Renner | |
Office: | 89th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 1, 1951 |
Term End: | 1953 |
Predecessor: | John F. Cantwell |
Successor: | William B. Saxbe |
State House2: | Ohio |
State2: | Ohio |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1900 |
Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Alma Mater: | Miami University |
Profession: | Attorney |
Spouse: | Mary Renner |
Gordon G. Renner (November 17, 1900 – September 2, 1964) was the 89th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving between 1951 and 1953. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States) and represented an area around Cincinnati, Ohio. He was elected on the first ballot by a vote of 55 to 27, beating out Kenneth A. Robinson for the speakership.[1] William B. Saxbe served as majority leader and replaced Renner as the speaker the following session. He died from cancer in 1964.[2]
His father was Otto Renner, a prominent attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio during the early 1900s.