Robert Crosser
American politician (1874-1957)
Robert Crosser (June 7, 1874 – June 3, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served 19 terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio. He remains the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Ohio, serving from 1913 to 1919, then again from 1923 until 1955.
Life and career
Born in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Crosser emigrated to the United States in 1881 with his parents and settled in Cleveland, Ohio.
He moved to Salineville, Ohio, the same year and attended the public schools.
He graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, in 1897.
He studied law at Columbia Law School in New York City and graduated from Cincinnati Law School in 1901.
He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Cleveland, Ohio.
He taught law at Baldwin-Wallace Law School in 1904 and 1905.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1911 and 1912.
He served as member of the fourth constitutional convention in 1912.
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