× Earl Thomas Wagner (April 27, 1908 – March 6, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1949 to 1951.

Biography

Born in

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, Wagner attended parochial and public schools. He was graduated from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law,

, in 1930. He was admitted to the bar in September 1930 and commenced the practice of law in

. He served as district counsel of Home Owners Loan Corporation in 1933 and 1934. He served as special counsel to the

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in 1937 and 1938. City solicitor of

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, in 1938 and 1939. He served as member of the board of education of the Cincinnati School district 1944-1947.

Congress

Wagner was elected as a

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to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 and for election to the

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in 1952 and 1954.

After Congress

He resumed the practice of law. City solicitor of Addyston, Ohio, in 1952 and 1953. He served as general counsel for a savings and loan bank in Cincinnati. He was a resident of Cincinnati, until his death there on March 6, 1990.

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Earl Thomas 1908 births 1990 deaths Politicians from Cincinnati Ohio lawyers Salmon P. Chase College of Law alumni 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio