Albert David Baumhart, Jr.

Albert David Baumhart, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district
In office January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942
Preceded by	Dudley A. White
Succeeded by	Alvin F. Weichel
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961
Preceded by	Alvin F. Weichel
Succeeded by	Charles Adams Mosher
Personal details
Born	(1908-06-15)June 15, 1908 Vermilion, Ohio
Died	Lorain, Ohio
Resting place	Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermillion
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1942-1946
Rank	lieutenant commander
Battles/wars	World War II

Albert David Baumhart, Jr. (June 15, 1908 – January 23, 2001) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.

Albert David Baumhart, Jr. was born in Vermilion, Ohio. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, receiving his A.B. and M.A. in 1931. He was a publishing house representative at Vermilion, Ohio, from 1932 to 1939. He was a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1937 to 1940.

Baumhart was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh Congress. He resigned to accept a commission in the United States Navy on September 2, 1942. He was discharged as a lieutenant commander on January 17, 1946. He was a member of the public relations staff of Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., in Toledo, Ohio, from 1946 to 1953. He served as director of the Republican National Committee in 1953 and 1954.

Baumhart was again elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth, and Eighty-sixth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960. He was a delegate to 1968 Republican National Convention. He worked as public relations consultant and died on January 23, 2001, in Lorain, Ohio. He is interred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Vermilion, Ohio.

References

• Albert David Baumhart, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Dudley A. White	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942	Succeeded by Alvin F. Weichel
Preceded by Alvin F. Weichel	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961	Succeeded by Charles A. Mosher