William Russell Van Aken (December 1, 1912 – September 28, 1993) was a member of the

Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in ...

from 1943 through 1944 and from 1947 through 1948. He was on the

Shaker Heights Shaker or Shakers may refer to: Religious groups * Shakers, a historically significant Christian sect * Indian Shakers, a smaller Christian denomination Objects and instruments * Shaker (musical instrument), an indirect struck idiophone * Cockta ...

City Council from 1951 to 1955 serving as Mayor. A lawyer, he was president of the Ohio Bar Association (1958–1959).

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Politicians from Cleveland Members of the Ohio House of Representatives Lafayette College alumni Case Western Reserve University alumni American people of Dutch descent Burials at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland Politicians from Shaker Heights, Ohio 1912 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Ohio politicians {{Ohio-politician-stub