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William G. Sharp
William Graves Sharp (March 14, 1859 – November 17, 1922) was an American lawyer, diplomat, manufacturer, and three-term congressman, serving from 1909 to 1914.
Sharp was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio, on March 14, 1859.
He moved to Elyria, Ohio with his mother and her parents, occupying the Starr-Worthington home on Washington Avenue.
He graduated LL.B. from the Law Department of the University of Michigan in 1881 and then practiced law in Elyria. He also engaged in the manufacture of charcoal, pig iron, and chemicals. From 1885–88 he was prosecuting attorney of Lorain County, Ohio.
He was a Democratic presidential elector in 1892, a Democratic candidate for Congress in 1900, and a member of the Sixty-first to the Sixty-third Congresses (1909–15), but resigned in 1914 to become Ambassador to France by appointment of President Wilson. He served until April 14, 1919, then returned to Elyria, Ohio, and engaged in literary pursuits.
Sharp was known as the Father of Air Mail due to his vision of using aircraft for postal delivery.[citation needed] He crafted legislation for this goal which was eventually successful in being passed.
He was one of two Elyrians to have served in Congress and also one of two Lorain Countians (Myron T. Herrick) to have served as Ambassador to France during the early 20th century.
He died on November 17, 1922, in Elyria, Ohio, and was interred in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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William G. Sharp
William Graves Sharp (March 14, 1859 – November 17, 1922) was an American lawyer, diplomat, manufacturer, and three-term congressman, serving from 1909 to 1914.
Sharp was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio, on March 14, 1859.
He moved to Elyria, Ohio with his mother and her parents, occupying the Starr-Worthington home on Washington Avenue.
He graduated LL.B. from the Law Department of the University of Michigan in 1881 and then practiced law in Elyria. He also engaged in the manufacture of charcoal, pig iron, and chemicals. From 1885–88 he was prosecuting attorney of Lorain County, Ohio.
He was a Democratic presidential elector in 1892, a Democratic candidate for Congress in 1900, and a member of the Sixty-first to the Sixty-third Congresses (1909–15), but resigned in 1914 to become Ambassador to France by appointment of President Wilson. He served until April 14, 1919, then returned to Elyria, Ohio, and engaged in literary pursuits.
Sharp was known as the Father of Air Mail due to his vision of using aircraft for postal delivery.[citation needed] He crafted legislation for this goal which was eventually successful in being passed.
He was one of two Elyrians to have served in Congress and also one of two Lorain Countians (Myron T. Herrick) to have served as Ambassador to France during the early 20th century.
He died on November 17, 1922, in Elyria, Ohio, and was interred in Ridgelawn Cemetery.