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Roger Cloud

American politician

Summary

American politician

Field	Value
name	Roger Cloud
office	Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
term_start	1955
term_end	1958
preceded	William B. Saxbe
succeeded	James A. Lantz
term_start2	1961
term_end2	1966
preceded2	James A. Lantz
succeeded2	Charles F. Kurfess
office3	Ohio State Auditor
term_start3	1965
term_end3	1966
governor3	Jim Rhodes
preceded3	Chester W. Goble
succeeded3	Archer E. Reilly
term_start4	1967
term_end4	1971
preceded4	Archer E. Reilly
succeeded4	Joseph T. Ferguson
party	Republican
birth_date
birth_place	De Graff, Ohio, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
restingplace	Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio

Roger Ellwood Cloud (December 4, 1909 – April 20, 1988), was an American politician of the Republican party who represented Ohio in several capacities.

Having worked as a farmer and a factory worker, Cloud won election to the local school board in DeGraff. In 1940, he won office as a county commissioner in Logan County, Ohio. He served in this office from 1941 to 1949.

In 1948, Cloud ran successfully for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from 1949. Cloud held the office of Speaker of the House from 1955 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1967.

In 1965, Ohio State Auditor Roger W. Tracy died and Governor James A. Rhodes appointed Chester W. Goble as a temporary replacement. Rhodes chose Cloud to complete Tracy's term as auditor and in 1966, Cloud was elected to the position and served in that office from 1967 to 1971.

In 1970, Cloud was nominated for Governor of Ohio as incumbent Jim Rhodes was term-limited. He defeated Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens in the primary, but lost to Democrat John J. Gilligan. That year the Ohio Republican Party was caught up in the "Crofters" scandal where the Republican state treasurer, John Herbert, had invested state money in improper investments with a big campaign contributor. After this defeat, Cloud retired from politics.

Cloud's wife was the former Llewellyn DeWeese; they were married in 1934.

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