Bill Harsha

Bill Harsha
File:Bill Harsha 93rd Congress 1973.jpg 1973
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's sixth district
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Ward Miller
Succeeded by	Bob McEwen
Personal details
Born	(1921-01-01)January 1, 1921 Portsmouth, Ohio
Died	Portsmouth, Ohio
Resting place	Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Kenyon College Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1942 - 1944
Battles/wars	World War II

William Howard "Bill" Harsha, Jr. (January 1, 1921 – October 11, 2010) was an American politician who represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1981.

Biography

Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, he graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1939. He received his B.A. from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio in 1943, where he was initiated into Sigma Pi Fraternity, and his LL.B. from Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1947. From 1942 to 1944, he was in the United States Marine Corps.

After his admission to the bar on March 6, 1947, he was the city of Portsmouth's assistant solicitor until 1951, when he was elected Scioto County Prosecuting Attorney. He served one four year term. In 1961, he was elected to Congress and served twenty years there. He was succeeded by Bob McEwen, who had managed two of his re-election campaigns. After his retirement from Congress, he was a consultant in Washington, D.C. from 1981 to 1986, when he returned to Portsmouth and resumed his law practice.

Death

He died in 2010 in Portsmouth, Ohio, aged 89.

Legacy

An artificial lake on the East Fork of the Little Miami River in Clermont County near Batavia is named for him (see East Fork State Park), as is the William H. Harsha Bridge, which spans the Ohio River between Ohio and Kentucky.

Family

Harsha's son, William H. Harsha III, is a judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Fourth Appellate District.

References

• Bill Harsha at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Ward Miller	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th congressional district 1961–1981	Succeeded by Bob McEwen