Herman Kline Ankeney (October 14, 1894 – March 6, 1968) was a
Republican politician who formerly served in the
Ohio House of Representatives. A member of a prominent family from
Xenia, Ohio
Xenia ( ) is a city in southwestern Ohio and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. It is east of Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Miami Valley region. The name comes from the Greek l ...
, Ankeney initially won election to the Ohio House in 1952, to an
at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
district for
Greene County. He would win reelection five more times to represent the county.
In 1966, the
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement ...
allotted population based districts, and Ankeney won election to the newly drawn 10th District. However, he opted not to run in 1968.
Following his time in the legislature, he returned to his family company in
Beavercreek, Ohio.
Herman K. Ankeney Middle School in
Beavercreek is named in his honor.
References
External links
Beavercreek LSD: Herman K. Ankeney Middle School
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1894 births
1968 deaths
People from Beavercreek, Ohio
Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
20th-century American legislators