Henry Frazier Reams Jr., generally known as Frazier Reams Jr. (October 21, 1929 – July 20, 2020), was an American politician and attorney in

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

. He was the son of U.S. Representative Frazier Reams Sr. Reams served in the

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from 1963 to 1966. In 1966, Reams was nominated by the Democratic party for the office of

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. He lost to the incumbent,

Jim Rhodes James Allen Rhodes (September 13, 1909 – March 4, 2001) was an American Republican politician who served as Governor of Ohio from 1963 to 1971 and again from 1975 to 1983. , Rhodes was one of only seven U.S. governors to serve four four-yea ...

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Democratic Party Ohio state senators Politicians from Toledo, Ohio Lawyers from Toledo, Ohio Washington and Lee University alumni 1929 births 2020 deaths {{Ohio-politician-stub

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