John W. Bricker

John William Bricker (September 6, 1893 – March 22, 1986) was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1947 to 1959, as well as the 54th governor of Ohio from 1939 to 1945. He was also the Republican Party vice presidential nominee in the 1944 presidential election.

Born in Madison County, Ohio, Bricker attended Ohio State University and began a legal practice in Columbus, Ohio. He also served in the United States Army during World War I. He held various public offices between 1920 and 1937, including the position of Ohio Attorney General. Bricker was first elected governor in the 1938 Ohio gubernatorial election and served three terms.

Bricker unsuccessfully sought the 1944 Republican presidential nomination as a conservative. He was defeated by New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey and was instead nominated for vice president as Dewey's running mate. In the general election, Bricker focused his critiques on the New Deal programs and judicial nominees of incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but the Dewey–Bricker ticket was defeated by Roosevelt and Senator Harry S. Truman.

Bricker won election to the Senate in 1946. He introduced the Bricker Amendment, which would have created limitations of the scope of the president's power to enact treaties and executive agreements with foreign governments. Though the Bricker Amendment received support from some members of both parties, it was not passed by Congress. Bricker won re-election in 1952 but was defeated in 1958 by Democrat Stephen M. Young. After leaving office, Bricker resumed the practice of law and died in 1986.