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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—OhioPaul Fornshell SCHENCK
(1899-1968)
SCHENCK, Paul Fornshell, a
Representative from Ohio; born in Miamisburg, Montgomery County,
Ohio, April 19, 1899; moved to Dayton, Ohio, in 1908 and graduated
from Steele High School in 1917; two years of college training;
teacher in Steele High School 1917-1919; automotive service
business from 1919 to 1923; automotive training teacher and faculty
manager of athletics at Roosevelt High School, 1923 to 1929;
director of recreation, city of Dayton, 1929-1935; established own
real estate, mortgage loan, and insurance business in September
1935; member of the board of education 1941-1950, serving as
president for seven years; vice chairman of the Dayton Safety
Council in 1946 and 1947; president Dayton Real Estate Board
1947-1949; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second Congress to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward F. Breen;
reelected to the Eighty-third and to the five succeeding Congresses
(November 6, 1951-January 3, 1965); unsuccessful candidate in 1964
for reelection to the Eighty-ninth Congress; died in Dayton, Ohio,
November 30, 1968; interment in Woodland Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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