Carl West Rich

Carl West Rich (September 12, 1898 – June 26, 1972) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Cincinnati, three times from 1947 to 1948, 1951 to 1953, and 1955 to 1957 and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio for one term from 1963 to 1965. He is the only Mayor of Cincinnati to go back to office two times.

Carl West Rich
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's first district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Gordon H. Scherer
Succeeded by	John J. Gilligan
Mayor of Cincinnati
In office 1947–1948
Preceded by	James Garfield Stewart
Succeeded by	Albert D. Cash
In office 1951–1953
Preceded by	Albert D. Cash
Succeeded by	Edward N. Waldvogel
In office 1955–1957
Preceded by	Dorothy N. Dolbey
Succeeded by	Charles Phelps Taft II
Personal details
Born	(1898-09-12)September 12, 1898 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	June 26, 1972(1972-06-26) (aged 73) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Cincinnati College of Law

Life and career

Rich was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Walnut Hills High School, the University of Cincinnati College of Liberal Arts, A.B., in 1922, and from the college of law of the same university, LL.B., in 1924. He was admitted to the bar in 1924 and commenced the practice of law in Cincinnati. He was an instructor on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati, and an assistant city solicitor and assistant prosecutor of Cincinnati from 1925 to 1929. He served three terms as prosecuting attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio, from 1938 to 1947. He served nine years in the city council of Cincinnati and served as mayor for three terms, from 1947 to 1956. He was judge of the Common Pleas Court of Hamilton County, and president and chairman of the board of the Cincinnati Royals Professional Basketball Team.

Congress

Rich was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress. He resumed the practice of law and died in Cincinnati on June 26, 1972. He is interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Carl West Rich (id: R000206)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard