Earl D. Bloom (May 29, 1871 – June 8, 1930) was an American politician who served as the 35th, 37th and 39th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1917 to 1919, 1923 to 1925, and 1927 to 1928.[1]

Earl D. Bloom
circa 1918
35th, 37th and 39th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 10, 1927 – April 1928
GovernorVic Donahey
Preceded byCharles H. Lewis
Succeeded byWilliam G. Pickrel
In office
January 8, 1923 – January 12, 1925
GovernorVic Donahey
Preceded byClarence J. Brown
Succeeded byCharles H. Lewis
In office
January 8, 1917 – January 13, 1919
GovernorJames M. Cox
Preceded byJohn H. Arnold
Succeeded byClarence J. Brown
Personal details
Born(1871-05-29)May 29, 1871
Wood County, Ohio
DiedJune 8, 1930(1930-06-08) (aged 59)
Toledo, Ohio
Resting placeOld Maplewood Cemetery
North Baltimore, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEleanor G. Lathrop
Childrenone
Alma materOhio Northern University Pettit College of Law

Bloom ran for governor in 1928 but lost in the Democratic primary. He was a lawyer and a banker.

Biography edit

Earl Bloom was born in Wood County, Ohio May 29, 1871 to James L. and Lydia A. (Ackerman) Bloom. He attended public schools of Wood County, and from 1889 to 1895 Ohio Northern University College of Law, where he received an LL.B.[2]

In 1895, Bloom was admitted to the bar and was married to Eleanor G. Lathrop July 24. They had one child, Alice G. Bloom. Bloom practiced law in Bloomdale, Ohio, before moving to Bowling Green, Ohio in 1905.[2]

During World War I, Bloom was director of the Red Cross in Wood County. He was a member of F. & A.M., R. A. M., Knights Templar, Scottish Rite, 32nd Degree, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, B.P.O.E., and the Wood County Bar Association.[2]

Bloom died in Toledo, and is buried in Old Maplewood Cemetery, North Baltimore, Ohio.

References edit

  1. ^ "Lieutenant Governors Of The State Of Ohio: 1852 - Present". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  2. ^ a b c Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 296.

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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1917–1919
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1923–1925
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1927–1928
Succeeded by