George Washington Houk (September 25, 1825 – February 9, 1894) was a lawyer and politician representing Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1891 until his death in 1894.
12-990: Houk is a surname, and may refer to George W. Houk (1825–1894), American lawyer and politician John C. Houk (1860–1923), American politician Keith Houk , American airline executive Kendall Newcomb Houk (born 1943) American chemist Leonidas C. Houk (1836–1891), American politician Ralph Houk (1919–2010), American baseball player and manager Theodore W. Houk, American physician Other uses [ edit ] Houk (formerly known as Pulusuk ), part of Chuuk (Truk) island group in Micronesia ( 6°41′14″N 149°18′5″E / 6.68722°N 149.30139°E / 6.68722; 149.30139 ) Houk Manufacturing Company , historic factory complex in Buffalo, New York See also [ edit ] Hook (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
24-545: A Columbus hotel room, drew most of the heavily Democratic portions of Columbus into the 3rd, with much of the rest of Columbus split into the more Republican 12th and 15th districts. An alternative plan was to split Columbus between four districts, creating 13 safe Republican seats. In May 2019, the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati deemed the map unconstitutional, as intentionally drawn to keep Republicans in power and disenfranchise Democratic voters. The U.S. Supreme Court discarded
36-507: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles George W. Houk George W. Houk was born near Mount Holly Springs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania , the son of Adam and Catherine (Knisley) Houk. The family moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1827 where George Houk attended the public schools and the E. E. Barney Academy at Dayton. For a number of years Houk taught school while he studied law with Peter P. Lowe. George W. Houk
48-478: Is located entirely in Franklin County and includes most of the city of Columbus . The current district lines were drawn in 2022, following the redistricting based on the 2020 census . It is currently represented by Democrat Joyce Beatty . It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map due to alleged unconstitutional gerrymandering . According to
60-409: Is now the 10th district . The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent. *In 1951, after Breen's resignation for ill health, Schenck was elected in a special election to complete Breen's term. In 2002, when then-U.S. Rep. Tony P. Hall decided to accept an appointment as a U.N. ambassador, Richard Alan Carne took his place as
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84-538: The Democratic nominee for the congressional seat. Carne lost the race to former Dayton mayor Michael R. Turner . On August 13, 2006, Democratic candidate Stephanie Studebaker— who was the party's nominee to run against the incumbent Republican— was arrested, alongside her husband, on charges of domestic violence . Two days later, she withdrew from the race, leaving the Ohio Democratic Party without
96-472: The district court ruling in October 2019. In 2018, Ohio voters approved a ballot measure known as Issue 1, which grants the minority party oversight on redistricting, requiring 50 percent minority party approval for district maps. The process will only take place after the 2020 census and presidential election. For most of the time from 1887 to 2003, the 3rd was a Dayton -based district; much of that territory
108-424: The lawsuit, the 3rd was "shaped like a snowflake" that was designed to "fracture" Columbus. The plaintiffs focused on the 3rd in part because the 2013-2023 version of the district was barely contiguous. In some portions, it was almost, but not quite, split in two by the neighboring 12th and 15th districts which split the rest of Columbus between them. The 2013-2023 map, drawn in private by Republican lawmakers in
120-472: Was admitted to the bar in 1847, commencing practice in Dayton. He married Eliza Phillips Thruston (23 October 1833 – 31 August 1914), daughter of Robert A. and Mary (Phillips) Thruston, both of locally prominent families. They had five children. In 1861, he became a law partner of John A. McMahon , who had previously been a law partner of Clement Vallandigham . He remained in that partnership until 1882. Houk
132-720: Was defeated. In 1890, he defeated Henry Lee Morey and was elected to the Fifty-second congress . He was easily re-elected in 1892 to the Fifty-second congress . He died suddenly in Washington, D.C. during his second term. Paul J. Sorg was elected to fill the vacancy in a special election in May 1894. George Washington Houk and his wife are interred in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio . United States House of Representatives, Ohio District 3 Ohio's 3rd congressional district
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#1732870124496144-631: Was elected a member of the Ohio House of Representatives , serving from 1852 to 1854. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1860 supporting Stephen A. Douglas and a delegate again in 1876. He was defeated for circuit judge in the Ohio Second judicial circuit in 1884. In 1888 on the Democratic ticket, he faced incumbent Elihu S. Williams in Ohio’s third district , but
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