Roscoe C. McCulloch explained

Jr/Sr:United States Senator
State:Ohio
Term Start:November 5, 1929
Term End:November 30, 1930
Appointer:Myers Y. Cooper
Predecessor:Theodore E. Burton
Successor:Robert J. Bulkley
State2:Ohio
District2:16th
Term Start2:March 4, 1915
Term End2:March 3, 1921
Preceded2:William B. Francis
Succeeded2:Joseph H. Himes
Birth Name:Roscoe Conkling McCulloch
Birth Date:27 November 1880
Birth Place:Millersburg, Ohio
Death Place:West Palm Beach, Florida
Party:Republican

Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (November 27, 1880March 17, 1958) was a Republican politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

Early life and career

Born in Millersburg, Ohio, McCulloch attended the University of Wooster, Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He commenced the practice of law in Canton, Ohio, in 1903.

Political career

House of Representatives

After serving as an assistant prosecutor in Stark County, he ran for the House in 1912. He lost, but won a second bid two years later and served three terms from 1915 to 1921. In 1920, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor.

Senate

He was appointed to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 1929, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Theodore E. Burton. He lost a special election on November 30, 1930, to Robert J. Bulkley to fill out the remainder of the term.

Death

He died on March 17, 1958, in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the age of 77.

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