John W. Bricker
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John William Bricker was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1947 to 1959, as well as the 54th governor of Ohio from 1939 to 1945. He was also the
Bricker in 1944
The 1944 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from June 26 to 28, 1944. It nominated Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York for president and Governor John Bricker of Ohio for v
John W. Bricker
…Attorney General. Bricker was first elected governor in the 1938 Ohio gubernatorial election and served three terms. Bricker unsuccessfully sought the 1944 Republican presidential nomination as a conservative. He was defeated by New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey and was instead nominated for vice president as Dewey's running mate. In the…
Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York
Former Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota (Withdrawn)
General Douglas MacArthur of Arkansas (Declined Consideration)
Governor Earl Warren of California (Not Nominated - Declined Consideration)