Charles V. Truax

Charles Vilas Truax (February 1, 1887 – August 9, 1935) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1933 to 1935.

Charles Vilas Truax
Frontispiece of 1936's Charles Vilas Truax, Late a Representative
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's At-large district
In office March 4, 1933 – August 9, 1935
Preceded by	inactive
Succeeded by	Daniel S. Earhart
Personal details
Born	(1887-02-01)February 1, 1887 Sycamore, Ohio, US
Died	August 9, 1935(1935-08-09) (aged 48) Washington, D.C., US
Resting place	Pleasant View Cemetery, Sycamore, Ohio
Political party	Democratic

Biography

Born on a farm near Sycamore, Ohio, Truax attended the public schools and graduated from Sycamore High School. He engaged in the implement business, and afterward, in agricultural pursuits. He was editor of the Swine World magazine from 1916 to 1921. He was appointed director of agriculture of Ohio by Governor A. Victor Donahey in 1923 and served until 1929. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1928. He engaged in the life insurance business in Columbus, Ohio, in 1928. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses and served from March 4, 1933, until his death in Washington, D.C., August 9, 1935. He was interred in Pleasant View Cemetery, Sycamore, Ohio.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

Sources

• United States Congress. "Charles V. Truax (id: T000386)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• "Charles V. Truax". Ohio History Central.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress