William A. Greenlund (February 20,1873 –August 23,1935) [1] was an American politician who served as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1913 to 1915 under Governor James M. Cox. [2]
W. A. Greenlund was born in Titusville,Pennsylvania,February 20,1873. His father was an immigrant from Denmark. W. A. was educated at public schools and high school in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. In 1891,he moved to Cleveland,Ohio and engaged in the real estate business. [3]
In 1901,Greenlund married Burleigh M. Fritz of Cleveland. The only office he held before becoming lieutenant governor was as a Democratic State Senator from Cuyahoga County in the 80th General Assembly. [3]
James Middleton Cox was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th and 48th governor of Ohio,and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio. As the Democratic nominee for President of the United States at the 1920 presidential election,he lost in a landslide to fellow Ohioan Warren G. Harding. His running mate was future president Franklin D. Roosevelt. He founded the chain of newspapers that continues today as Cox Enterprises,a media conglomerate.
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The 1910–11 United States Senate election were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were primarily chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1910 and 1911,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. However,some states had already begun direct elections during this time. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. Soon after,Nebraska followed suit and laid the foundation for other states to adopt measures reflecting the people's will. By 1912,as many as 29 states elected senators either as nominees of their party's primary or in conjunction with a general election.
The 1908–09 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were primarily chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1906 and 1907,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. However,some states had already begun direct elections during this time. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. Soon after,Nebraska followed suit and laid the foundation for other states to adopt measures reflecting the people's will. By 1912,as many as 29 states elected senators either as nominees of their party's primary or in conjunction with a general election.
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