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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—OhioSamuel Leeper DEVINE
(1915-1997)
DEVINE, Samuel Leeper, a
Representative from Ohio; born in South Bend, Saint Joseph County,
Ind., December 21, 1915; moved to Columbus, Ohio, in 1920; attended
the public schools in Columbus, Grandview, and Upper Arlington,
Ohio; attended Colgate University in 1933 and 1934, Ohio State
University 1934-1937; University of Notre Dame, LL.B., J.D., 1940;
was admitted to the bar in 1940 and practiced law in Columbus,
Ohio; in 1940 was appointed special agent, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, United States Department of Justice, and served
until his resignation October 1945; resumed the private practice of
law in Columbus, Ohio; member of the Ohio house of representatives
1951-1955; prosecuting attorney, Franklin County, Ohio, 1955-1958;
former chairman Ohio Un-American Activities commission; college
football official for 27 years; elected as a Republican to the
Eighty-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1959-January 3, 1981); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress; died June 27, 1997.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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