Cliff Clevenger (August 20, 1885 – December 13, 1960) was a

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from

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. He served ten terms in Congress from 1939 to 1959.

Biography

Cliff Clevenger was born on a ranch near Long Pine,

Brown County, Nebraska Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 3,145. Its county seat is Ainsworth. The county was established in 1883 and named for two members of the legislature who reported the ...

. He moved in 1895 with his parents to

Lacona, Iowa Lacona is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 345 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. History Lacona was laid out in 1856. It was incorporated in 1881. Geography According ...

, where he attended the public schools. He engaged in the mercantile business at

Marengo, Iowa Marengo is a town in and the county seat of Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It has served as the county seat since August 1845, even though it was not incorporated until July 1859. The population was 2,435 in the 2020 census, a decline from 2,5 ...

, 1901–1903 and at

Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton ( mez, Ahkōnemeh) is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, southwest of Green Bay and north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the c ...

, 1904-1914. He was also president of the Clevenger Stores,

Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Ohio, United States, located southwest of Toledo. The population was 30,028 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Toledo Metropolitan Area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Are ...

, 1915–1926 and manager of the F. W. Uhlman Stores,

Bryan, Ohio Bryan is a city in, and the county seat of, Williams County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the state's northwestern corner, southwest of Toledo. The population was 8,729 at the 2020 census. History Bryan was platted in 1840 by John ...

, 1927-1938.

Congress

Clevenger was elected as a

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to the Seventy-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1959). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1958. He died at his home in

Tiffin, Ohio Tiffin is a city in and the county seat of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Developed along the Sandusky River, which flows to Lake Erie, Tiffin is about 55 miles southeast of Toledo. The population was 17,963 at the 2010 census.Civil Rights Act of 1957 The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed by the 85th United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwigh ...

Death

He died on December 13, 1960 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery,

Neenah, Wisconsin Neenah () is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in the north central United States. It is situated on the banks of Lake Winnebago, Little Lake Butte des Morts, and the Fox River, approximately forty miles (60 km) southwest of Green ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clevenger, Cliff 1885 births 1960 deaths People from Brown County, Nebraska People from Warren County, Iowa People from Bryan, Ohio People from Appleton, Wisconsin People from Tiffin, Ohio 20th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio