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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Recipient of the Purple Heart medal |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = November 20, 1876 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = December 27, 1968 |
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Revision as of 17:21, 22 March 2016
Victor Heintz | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred G. Allen |
| Succeeded by | Ambrose E. B. Stephens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1876 Grayville, Illinois |
| Died | December 27, 1968 (aged 92) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Resting place | Armstrong Hill Cemetery, Indian Hill, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Purple Heart Croix de Guerre |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Ohio National Guard |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Victor Heintz (November 20, 1876 – December 27, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and highly decorated veteran of World War I.
Born on a farm near Grayville, Illinois, Heintz attended the public schools. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1896 and from its law department in 1899. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served six years in the Cavalry and Infantry of the Ohio National Guard.
Heintz was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917 - March 4, 1919). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1918. During the First World War, he absented himself from the House and was commissioned a captain in the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Regiment, United States Infantry, on August 4, 1917. He went overseas June 22, 1918, and served until the end of the war. Decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart, and the Croix de Guerre.
He served as vice president and secretary of Ohio Valley Real Estate Co..
He resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1961.
He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 27, 1968. He was interred in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Indian Hill, Ohio.
Medals
Source
- United States Congress. "Victor Heintz (id: H000455)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Victor Heintz at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd congressional district | ||
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- 1876 births
- 1968 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Ohio lawyers
- Politicians from Cincinnati, Ohio
- Ohio Republicans
- American military personnel of World War I
- University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
- Recipients of the Silver Star
- Recipients of the Purple Heart medal
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
- United States Army officers
- Recipients of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives