David_L._Sleeper

David L. Sleeper

David L. Sleeper

American politician

David Lawrence Sleeper (1856-1914) was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1896-1898.

Quick Facts Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Athens County district, Preceded by ...

Biography

David L. Sleeper was born in Iowa on June 15, 1856.[1] He attended Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio and taught school for five years.[1][2]

Sleeper graduated from Cincinnati Law School in 1880, and practiced law at Athens, Ohio. From 1885 to 1891 he was prosecuting attorney for Athens County.[1][2] He was elected to the 71st General Assembly of the Ohio House of Representatives, (1894-1896), as a Republican.[1] He was re-elected to the 72nd General Assembly, (1896-1898), when he was selected by his peers as Speaker.[2][3]

In 1896, Sleeper moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he practiced law.[2]

David L. Sleeper was married November 7, 1877 to Mary Dell "Della" Burson of Athens County, Ohio. They had five children.[2] He was a Scottish Rite Mason, Elk, and member of the I.O.O.F.[2]

He died suddenly March 31, 1914 of apoplexy,[4] and is buried in Lawton, Oklahoma.

References

  1. [1]
    Ohio General Assembly (1895). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. Westbote Company. pp. 143.
  2. [2]
    Mercer, James K; Vallandigham, C N (1896). Representative men of Ohio, 1896-97. Columbus: Mercer and Vallandigham. p. 107.
  3. [3]
    Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. p. 303.
  4. [4]
    "FORMER SPEAKER DAVID SLEEPER DIES IN SOUTH", The Newark Advocate, Wednesday, April 01, 1914, Newark, Ohio, United States Of America
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