| J. B. Dollison | |
| State Senate: | Ohio |
| District: | Ninth-Fourteenth |
| Term Start: | 1912 |
| Term End: | 1920 |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Logan, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Spouse: | Alberta Devore |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | Logan High School Zanesville Business College |
| Occupation: | Newspaper editor |
John Bruce Dollison was a newspaper editor and politician from Logan, Ohio, United States.
Dollison was born January 11, 1869, on a farm near Logan, Ohio.[1] He graduated from Logan High School, and from Zanesville Business College.[1]
Dollison obtained skills as a printer, and in 1893 became printer and editor of the Democrat-Sentinel in Logan.[2] It was the only Democratic newspaper in Hocking County, and Dollison served as editor for over 20 years.[1] In 1904, he married Alberta Devore, and they had a son and a daughter.[2]
Dollison served as mayor of Logan "for several years".[1] In 1912, Dollison was elected as a Democrat to the Ohio Senate, representing the Ninth-Fourteenth Senatorial District.[2] Dollison served two terms in the senate, where his efforts were directed towards labor legislation, serving as Chairman of the Labor Committee.[2] [3]
Dollison died March 7, 1949, at his home in Columbus, Ohio, and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Logan.[3]