Chester Castle Bolton Photographs 1917

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Chester Castle Bolton Photographs, 1917

Chester Castle Bolton Photographs 1917

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Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 22nd Congressional district from 1928-1939. Bolton served previously in the Ohio State Senate from 1922-1928. During World War I, Bolton served in the Ordnance Department and the War Industries Board, and became aide to Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war. As a United States Congressman, Bolton was esteemed representative of the Great Lakes states on the Rivers and Harbors Committee, and served on the Appropriations Committee and numerous other committees. Bolton was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 1934 and 1936, and helped to bring the Republican National Convention to Cleveland, Ohio in 1936. His widow, Frances Payne Bolton, succeeded him in Congress following his death in 1939. The collection consists of photographs of the Ohio state Republican convention held in Columbus, Ohio July 1917 and the American Legion welcome party at that convention. Individuals depicted, in addition to Bolton, include John D. M. Hamilton, John W. Bricker, Herbert Hoover, Maurice Mashke, George Bender, and Bert Snell.

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