Bricker, John William (1893-1986), was the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States in 1944. He and presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey were defeated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. Bricker served as governor of Ohio from 1939 to 1945. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1946, and was reelected in 1952.
Bricker was born on Sept. 6, 1893, in Madison County, Ohio. He received a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from Ohio State University. He died on March 22, 1986.
