In 1915, Locher was born in the oil-producing Romanian town of Moreni, northwest of Bucharest. His father, a Swiss-American, represented Standard Oil in the country from 1906. His mother was a Regat German native to Romania. The family left for the United States in 1928, after the father retired.[1][2]
After completing Celebrezze's fifth term, Locher served two full terms of his own as mayor of Cleveland. In 1965, Locher banned all rock concerts at Public Hall and other city-owned venues following a near-riot at a Rolling Stones performance.[6] His tenure was marked by increasing racial tensions in the city, culminating in the Hough Riots of 1966. On April 25, 1967, Locher declared that three recent visitors to the city – Floyd McKissick, national director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Alabama governor George C. Wallace, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. – were "extremists."[7]
Locher went on to be elected a probate court judge in 1970, and was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1977, serving two terms. Though a Democrat, he became increasingly conservative as he got older and with longevity in office frequently voting with Republican justices on worker's compensation and other employment issues. He died at his home in Beachwood, Ohio, on June 23, 2004.[3] He was interred at the Old Stone Church columbarium in Cleveland, Ohio.
ralph, locher, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2014,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ralph S Locher news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ralph Sidney Locher July 24 1915 June 18 2004 was a Romanian born American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 50th mayor of Cleveland Ohio Ralph S Locher50th Mayor of ClevelandIn office 1962 1967Preceded byAnthony J CelebrezzeSucceeded byCarl B StokesPersonal detailsBornRalph Sidney Locher 1915 07 24 July 24 1915Moreni Kingdom of RomaniaDiedJune 18 2004 2004 06 18 aged 88 Political partyDemocraticOccupationPolitician lawyerLife and career editIn 1915 Locher was born in the oil producing Romanian town of Moreni northwest of Bucharest His father a Swiss American represented Standard Oil in the country from 1906 His mother was a Regat German native to Romania The family left for the United States in 1928 after the father retired 1 2 Locher graduated from Bluffton College and was admitted to the Ohio bar He became a close associate of Frank J Lausche later Governor of Ohio and U S Senator who nurtured his career first appointing him as secretary of the Ohio State Industrial Commission in 1945 They were instrumental in building the cosmopolitan Democrats movement of urban ethnic voters Locher was law director of Cleveland under Mayor Anthony J Celebrezze beginning in 1953 then succeeded him as mayor when Celebrezze was appointed United States Secretary of Health Education and Welfare by President John F Kennedy on July 14 1962 3 Ohio Attorney General Mark McElroy was expected to win the Democratic nomination in the primary election held on October 2 but Locher won the nomination in an upset 4 Locher easily won election to the remainder of Celebrezze s term in a general election held on November 6 5 After completing Celebrezze s fifth term Locher served two full terms of his own as mayor of Cleveland In 1965 Locher banned all rock concerts at Public Hall and other city owned venues following a near riot at a Rolling Stones performance 6 His tenure was marked by increasing racial tensions in the city culminating in the Hough Riots of 1966 On April 25 1967 Locher declared that three recent visitors to the city Floyd McKissick national director of the Congress of Racial Equality CORE Alabama governor George C Wallace and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr were extremists 7 On October 3 1967 Locher lost the Cleveland Democratic primary election to Carl B Stokes 8 who he had narrowly defeated in the 1965 general election Stokes went on to defeat Republican Seth Taft in the general election becoming the first African American mayor of a major U S city Locher went on to be elected a probate court judge in 1970 and was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1977 serving two terms Though a Democrat he became increasingly conservative as he got older and with longevity in office frequently voting with Republican justices on worker s compensation and other employment issues He died at his home in Beachwood Ohio on June 23 2004 3 He was interred at the Old Stone Church columbarium in Cleveland Ohio Notes edit Biography at the Ohio Supreme Court site Forgotten Bluffton BHS grad who became mayor of Cleveland Bluffton Icon January 10 2021 a b Former Mayor Ralph Locher Dies at Home The Plain Dealer June 20 2004 p A1 Watzman Sanford October 3 1962 Locher Wins Nomination The Plain Dealer pp A1 A10 Watzman Sanford November 7 1962 Locher Wins Mayoralty By 3 to 1 Edge The Plain Dealer pp A1 A12 Leinster Colin November 4 1964 Stones Fan Falls Off Balcony The Plain Dealer p A26 Naughton James M April 26 1964 King Pledges Aid in Solving Cleveland Ghetto Problems The Plain Dealer p A1 Naughton James M October 4 1967 Stokes Defeats Locher By 18 000 In Record Vote The Plain Dealer p A1 Political officesPreceded byAnthony J Celebrezze Mayor of Cleveland1962 1967 Succeeded byCarl B StokesLegal officesPreceded byLeonard J Stern Ohio Supreme Court Justice1977 1989 Succeeded byAlice Robie Resnick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph S Locher amp oldid 1173713989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
