Montgomery County is in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census,the population was 537,309,making it the fifth-most populous county in Ohio. The county seat is Dayton. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery,an American Revolutionary War general,who was killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City,Canada. Montgomery County is part of the Dayton,Ohio,Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sidney is a city in and the county seat of Shelby County,Ohio,United States,located approximately 36 miles (58 km) north of Dayton and 100 miles (160 km) south of Toledo. The population was 20,421 at the time of the 2020 census. It is named after English poet Philip Sidney,and many of the city's elementary schools are named after famous writers,including Ralph Waldo Emerson,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,and John Greenleaf Whittier. Sidney was the recipient of the 1964 All-America City Award. In 2009,it was the subject of the documentary film 45365.
Charles Franklin Kettering sometimes known as Charles Fredrick Kettering was an American inventor,engineer,businessman,and the holder of 186 patents. He was a founder of Delco,and was head of research at General Motors from 1920 to 1947. Among his most widely used automotive developments were the electrical starting motor and leaded gasoline. In association with the DuPont Chemical Company,he was also responsible for the invention of Freon refrigerant for refrigeration and air conditioning systems. At DuPont he also was responsible for the development of Duco lacquers and enamels,the first practical colored paints for mass-produced automobiles. While working with the Dayton-Wright Company he developed the "Bug" aerial torpedo,considered the world's first aerial missile. He led the advancement of practical,lightweight two-stroke diesel engines,revolutionizing the locomotive and heavy equipment industries. In 1927,he founded the Kettering Foundation,a non-partisan research foundation,and was featured on the cover of Time magazine in January 1933.
The University of Dayton (UD) is a private,Catholic research university in Dayton,Ohio,United States. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary,it is one of three Marianist universities in the US and the second-largest private university in Ohio. Its campus is located in southern Dayton and spans 388 acres on both sides of the Great Miami River. The campus is noted for the Immaculate Conception Chapel and the University of Dayton Arena.
Samuel Knox Skinner is an American politician,lawyer,and businessman. Skinner served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. Prior to the Bush administration,Skinner served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois under President Gerald R. Ford from 1975 to 1977,succeeding James R. Thompson.
Loyola Academy is a private,co-educational college preparatory high school run by the USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus in Wilmette,Illinois,a northern suburb of Chicago,and in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. It is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association and the largest Jesuit high school in America,with over 2,000 students from more than 80 different zip codes throughout the Chicago area. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1909.
The Cleveland,Columbus,Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway (CCC&I) was formed from the merger of the Cleveland,Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad (CC&C) with the Bellefontaine Railway in 1868. The Bellefontaine had been formed by a merger of the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad and the Indianapolis,Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad in 1864. Two key figures in its construction were Cyrus Ball and Albert S. White.
Jim Baldridge is an American former newscaster and co-anchor for WHIO-TV's Newscenter 7 in Dayton,Ohio.
Darwin Gale Schisler was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th congressional district and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 46th district and later the 48th district.
Donald Hayworth was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
William Gillespie Pickrel was an American attorney and politician who served as the 40th and 43rd lieutenant governor of Ohio in 1928 and 1931–1933 under Governor Vic Donahey.
Mark C. Curran Jr. is an American attorney who served as Sheriff of Lake County,Illinois from 2006 to 2018. He was the Republican nominee in the 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois,losing to incumbent Democratic Party incumbent Dick Durbin. In 2022,he ran as the Republican nominee for the 2nd district seat on the Illinois Supreme Court,losing to Democratic Party nominee Elizabeth Rochford.
Thomas Louis Fries is Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio General Assembly. From Dayton,Ohio,Fries is a former Minor League Baseball player,and played for the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins organizations. He also worked for the Gulf Oil Corporation before entering politics.
Austin Eldon Knowlton was a trained architect who spent most of his career in the construction industry. His company designed,financed,and built more than 160 college and university buildings on college campuses in Ohio and more than 200 elementary and secondary school buildings. His companies have also constructed more than 35 major hospitals and 43 United States Post Offices throughout the country. In his lifetime,he designed more than 600 buildings.
Henry Adams Thompson was an American prohibitionist and professor who was the vice-presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party in 1880.
Stephen J. Carter,AIA,NCARB,LF'82 is an American architect.
Frederick W. Strahorn is an American Democratic politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 39th District,which consists of much of Dayton,Ohio. He served as the Minority Leader for the 131st Ohio General Assembly and 132nd Ohio General Assembly.
Fred Zechman is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at New Mexico State University from 1983 to 1985,compiling a record of 9–24. Zechman graduated from Capital University in Bexley,Ohio,where he played college football from 1963 to 1966. He was the head football coach at Miami Trace High School in Washington Court House,Ohio from 1973 to 1978,tallying a mark of 55–6–1. Zechman worked as an assistant football coach at Ohio State University under head coach Earle Bruce from 1979 to 1982.
Charles Chester McCracken (1882–1957) was an American academic administrator who served as the sixth president of the University of Connecticut (1930–1935).
Margaret J. Andrew was an American experimental engineer. Born in Dayton,Ohio,she had a focus in science and technology. Her work as an experimental engineer lead to two patents for improving dishwashing and clothes washing appliances. In addition to her professional endeavors,Margaret had a passion for fine cooking and cuisine.
