Renick William Dunlap (October 21, 1872 – March 2, 1945) was an American agriculturalist and politician. Dunlap was born in 1872, in

Kingston, Ohio Kingston is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,262 at the 2020 census. Kingston was platted in 1816. Geography Kingston is located at (39.472029, -82.913974). According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...

. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1895. During his college years, Dunlap played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. He was part of the Alpha-Sigma chapter of Ohio State. Dunlap served in the Ohio Senate from 1903 to 1905. Dunlap became Ohio's Dairy and Food commissioner in 1906. He was a Republican candidate for the 1910 United States Senate election in Ohio, receiving one vote. Dunlap became Ohio's 13th Secretary of Agriculture in 1914, resigning in 1916 at Governor

Frank B. Willis Frank Bartlett Willis (December 28, 1871March 30, 1928) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Republican from Ohio. He served as the 47th governor of Ohio from 1915 to 1917, then served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1921 until his d ...

's request. Dunlap served in the U.S. Department of Agriculture as an assistant secretary from 1925 to 1932. During his time in the position, he was known for enforcing the Pure Food & Drug Act. Dunlap ran in the

1934 United States House of Representatives elections The 1934 United States House of Representatives elections were held in the middle of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term. The Democratic Party continued its progress, gaining another 9 net seats from the opposition Republican Party, who ...

, again as a Republican, for

Ohio's 11th congressional district Ohio's 11th congressional district encompasses portions of Cuyahoga County in the Northeast part of the state—including most of the majority-black precincts in Cleveland. It has been represented by Shontel Brown since 2021. Ohio has had ...

. When he retired from politics, he became a farmer in Ohio. Dunlap died on March 2, 1945, at age 72 in

Chillicothe, Ohio Chillicothe ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Scioto River 45 miles (72 km) south of Columbus, Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio. It is the only city in Ross Count ...

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