Myrl Shoemaker

American politician

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Myrl Shoemaker

Shoemaker in 1981

57th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 10, 1983 – July 30, 1985
Governor| Dick Celeste
Preceded by| George Voinovich
Succeeded by| Paul R. Leonard
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 88th district
In office
January 3, 1967-December 31, 1982
Preceded by| Districts Established
Succeeded by| Mike Shoemaker
Personal details
Born| (1913-04-14)April 14, 1913
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
Died| July 30, 1985(1985-07-30) (aged 72)
Bourneville, Ohio, U.S.
Political party| Democratic

Myrl Howard Shoemaker (April 14, 1913 – July 30, 1985) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1983 until his death in 1985.

## Career

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Shoemaker served for 24 years in the Ohio House of Representatives before being elected lieutenant governor in 1982 as running mate of Dick Celeste. Celeste's choice of Shoemaker for Lieutenant Governor was pivotal for him to receive downstate support in the election to offset the political support of his opponent, U.S. Rep. Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr. Wags[who?] claimed that if elected, Celeste would be the Governor above Interstate 70 and Shoemaker would be the Governor below Interstate 70, the highway that bisects Ohio.

During his term as lieutenant governor, Shoemaker also served as director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.[1] Shoemaker was the first lieutenant governor in the United States to serve simultaneously in a governor's cabinet as the head of a state department.[1] He stepped down from the cabinet post on July 1, 1985, due to health problems.[1]

## Death and legacy

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Shoemaker died of cancer in 1985 while serving as lieutenant governor.[citation needed] He had been confined to his home in Bourneville for several months.[1]

His son Mike Shoemaker succeeded him in the state house, and went on to serve in the Ohio State Senate

The Convocation center on the campus of the University of Cincinnati bears his name. The main arena has been sponsored by Fifth Third Bank since 2005, and is legally named "Fifth Third Arena at Shoemaker Center".

## Gallery

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* Headstone of Myrl Shoemaker located in Twin Township Cemetery in Bourneville, Ohio.

* Grave marker of Myrl Shoemaker.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Shoemaker to leave cabinet post". Springfield News-Sun. Associated Press. June 27, 1985. Retrieved 2024-02-04 – via Newspapers.com.

## External links

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Party political offices

Preceded by

Michael Dorrian

|  Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1982  | Succeeded by

Paul Leonard

Political offices
Preceded by

George Voinovich

|  Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1983–1985  | Succeeded by

Paul R. Leonard

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Governors and lieutenant governors of Ohio

Governors|

* Tiffin
* Kirker
* Huntington
* Meigs
* Looker
* Worthington
* E. Brown
* Trimble
* Morrow
* Trimble
* McArthur
* Lucas
* Vance
* Shannon
* Corwin
* Shannon
* T. Bartley
* M. Bartley
* Bebb
* Ford
* Wood
* Medill
* Chase
* Dennison
* Tod
* Brough
* Anderson
* J. D. Cox
* Hayes
* Noyes
* Allen
* Hayes
* Young
* Bishop
* Foster
* Hoadly
* Foraker
* Campbell
* McKinley
* Bushnell
* Nash
* Herrick
* Pattison
* Harris
* Harmon
* J. M. Cox
* Willis
* J. M. Cox
* Davis
* Donahey
* Cooper
* White
* Davey
* Bricker
* Lausche
* Herbert
* Lausche
* J. Brown
* O'Neill
* DiSalle
* Rhodes
* Gilligan
* Rhodes
* Celeste
* Voinovich
* Hollister
* Taft
* Strickland
* Kasich
* DeWine

Lieutenant
governors|

* Medill
* Myers
* Ford
* Welker
* Kirk
* Stanton
* Anderson
* McBurney
* Lee
* Mueller
* Hart
* Young
* Curtiss
* Fitch
* Hickenlooper
* Richards
* Warwick
* Kennedy
* Conrad
* Lyon
* Lampson
* Marquis
* Harris
* Jones
* Caldwell
* Nippert
* Gordon
* Harding
* Harris
* Treadway
* Pomerene
* Nichols
* Greenlund
* Arnold
* Bloom
* C. Brown
* Bloom
* Lewis
* Bloom
* Pickrel
* Braden
* J. T. Brown
* Pickrel
* Sawyer
* Mosier
* Yoder
* Herbert
* Nye
* Herbert
* Nye
* J. W. Brown
* Herbert
* Donahey
* J. W. Brown
* Celeste
* Voinovich
* Shoemaker
* Leonard
* DeWine
* Hollister
* O'Connor
* Bradley
* Johnson
* Fisher
* Taylor
* Husted
* Tressel

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