Paul Morgan Herbert (December 2, 1889 – July 5, 1983) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served three separate tenures as the 47th, 49th and 52nd

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. He was born in Marseilles, Ohio. During the

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, Herbert served in the

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. From 1922 to 1926, he served as a member of the

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and then was elected to the Ohio State Senate, where he served from 1926 to 1930. In 1938, he was elected to the lieutenant governorship for the first time and began his service in 1939. In 1940, he won re-election by defeating challenger Robert S. Cox. He won a third term in 1942 against George D. Nye. His first stint as lieutenant governor ended in 1945. In 1946, Herbert unseated Nye from the lieutenant governorship, which he had won in 1944. He took office again in 1947. However, he served only one term since he lost to Nye in 1948. Herbert ran again for the office in 1956 and defeated John Taylor. However, he was again limited to one term and was unseated in 1958 by John W. Donahey. Herbert served as a justice of the

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from 1963 to 1969. He died in 1983 in

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, and is interred at Union Cemetery in

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. Herbert was married to Ruby F. Thomas on August 15, 1924. They had two children.

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* – photo, was American Legion Post Commander in 1921 * 1889 births 1983 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Ohio Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives Republican Party Ohio state senators University of Michigan Law School alumni Ohio State University Moritz College of Law alumni United States Army personnel of World War I People from Wyandot County, Ohio 20th-century American judges 20th-century American politicians {{Ohio-politician-stub