Ralph Regula, former congressman from Ohio.
Mr. Regula represented Canton and northeastern Ohio for 36 years before retiring in 2008. At the time, he was dean of the state’s congressional delegation and the No. 3 Republican on the powerful Appropriations Committee.
Among his accomplishments: the creation of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Throughout his career, Mr. Regula blocked attempts to change the name of Mount McKinley in Alaska to its original Native Alaskan name, Mount Denali, maintaining that it was important to honor President William McKinley, who was from Canton. For years he included a clause in the Interior Department’s appropriations bill barring the change.
You may also remember him from the National First Ladies Library and Historic Site, previously blogged here.
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