(March 31, 1870-July 15, 1957)
Owner and publisher of the 'Dayton Daily News' (1892-1957)
Represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives (1909-1913)
Governor of Ohio (1913-1915, 1917-1921)
Democratic presidential candidate (1920)
Strong supporter of Woodrow Wilson
Died from a series of strokes (1957)

At the age of 16, he was teaching high school in a rural community.
He used his newspapers to portray himself as a champion of the common man.
When the stock market crashed, he ordered all of his newspapers to keep stories about the crash off the front page (1929).
He was defeated in his presidential bid by Warren G. Harding (1920).

He was the first person to be elected governor of Ohio for three terms.
As a governor, he passed several workers' compensation bills.
He favored U.S. entry into the League of Nations after World War I.
His vice-presidential running mate in his presidential run was Franklin Roosevelt.
Despite becoming a wealthy man, he always remained humble.

Credit: Ratman

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