James A. Lantz

James A. Lantz
James A. Lantz
Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
	In office; 1958–1961
Preceded by	William B. Saxbe
Succeeded by	Charles F. Kurfess
Ohio State Auditor
	In office; 1962–1963
Preceded by	Chester W. Gobl
Succeeded by	Archer E. Reily
Personal details
Born	September 15, 1921; Fairfield County, Ohio
Died	June 19, 2014 (aged 92); Columbus, Ohio
Resting place	Green Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Political party	Republican

James A. Lantz (September 15, 1921 – June 19, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician.

Born in Fairfield County, Ohio, Lantz served in the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot. He received his bachelor's degree from Denison University and his law degree from Moritz College of Law. Lantz then practiced law in Lancaster, Ohio. From 1953 to 1963, Lantz served as a Democrat in the Ohio House of Representatives and was speaker in 1959. Lantz lost the Democrat primary election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. He returned to his law practice in Lancaster, Ohio and was involved in the insurance business. Lantz died in Lancaster, Ohio.^[1]^[2]

Notes

^ 'Fairfield County native, former Ohio House speaker James Lantz dies,' Lancaster Eagle Gazette (Ohio), June 21, 2014
^ 'American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994,' Nancy Weatherly Sharp, James Roger Sharp, Greenwood Publishing Group: 1997, Biographical Sketch of James A. Lantz, pg. 156

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