Samuel L. Devine

Samuel L. Devine
Devine in 1973
Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office June 20, 1979 – January 3, 1981
Leader	John Rhodes
Preceded by	John B. Anderson
Succeeded by	Jack Kemp
Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office September 16, 1971 – June 20, 1979
Leader	John Rhodes
Preceded by	Robert Stafford
Succeeded by	Jack Edwards
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	John Vorys
Succeeded by	Bob Shamansky
Personal details
Born	Samuel Leeper Devine (1915-12-21)December 21, 1915 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 27, 1997(1997-06-27) (aged 81) Upper Arlington, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	Carol
Education	Colgate University Ohio State University (BA) University of Notre Dame (LLB)
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Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1959, until January 3, 1981; he left office after being defeated by Democrat Bob Shamansky, who lost the seat after a single term to Republican John Kasich.^[1] During the 96th Congress, he was the Chairman of the House Republican Conference.