Cyrus Locher (March 8, 1878August 17, 1929) was a Democratic politician from

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. He served in the

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. He graduated from high school at

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, and from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1903, when he gave the commencement oration. He was later that year named superintendent of schools at

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. He graduated from

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Law School. He also studied briefly at the

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. Locher served in various capacities as a prosecutor and public solicitor, as well as law professor in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1910s and 1920s. He was appointed to the

on April 4, 1928 upon the death of Senator Frank B. Willis. Locher served until December 14, 1928, having lost a bid for the nomination in a special election to fill the remainder of Willis's term. His nephew, Ralph S. Locher, would serve as both the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1962–67, and as an

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Justice for two terms between 1977-89.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Locher, Cyrus 1878 births 1929 deaths People from Putnam County, Ohio Democratic Party United States senators from Ohio Ohio Democrats Politicians from Cleveland Ohio Wesleyan University alumni Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni