| | '''George Harrison Bender''' (September 29, 1896 – June 18, 1961) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from his native [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]. He served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1939 to 1949 and 1951 to 1954, the last term in the former District 23. He was a [[United States Senator]] from 1954 to 1957 but lost the 1956 [[general election]] to maverick [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Frank Lausche]]<ref name=findagrave>George Harrison Bender (1896-1961) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 21, 2021.</ref><ref name=gtrack>George Bender, former Senator for Ohio - GovTrack.us, accessed July 21, 2021.</ref> | | '''George Harrison Bender''' (September 29, 1896 – June 18, 1961) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from his native [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]. He served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1939 to 1949 and 1951 to 1954, the last term in the former District 23. He was a [[United States Senator]] from 1954 to 1957 but lost the 1956 [[general election]] to maverick [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Frank Lausche]]<ref name=findagrave>George Harrison Bender (1896-1961) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 21, 2021.</ref><ref name=gtrack>George Bender, former Senator for Ohio - GovTrack.us, accessed July 21, 2021.</ref> |