Paul Morgan Herbert (December 2, 1889 – July 5, 1983) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served three separate tenures as the 47th, 49th and 52nd lieutenant governor of Ohio. He was born in Marseilles, Ohio.[1]

Paul M. Herbert
47th, 49th and 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 9, 1939 – January 8, 1945
GovernorJohn W. Bricker
Preceded byPaul P. Yoder
Succeeded byGeorge D. Nye
In office
January 13, 1947 – January 10, 1949
GovernorThomas J. Herbert
Preceded byGeorge D. Nye
Succeeded byGeorge D. Nye
In office
January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959
GovernorC. William O'Neill
Preceded byJohn William Brown
Succeeded byJohn W. Donahey
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1968
Preceded byThomas J. Herbert
Succeeded byThomas M. Herbert
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office
1923–1926
Personal details
Born
Paul Morgan Herbert

(1889-12-02)December 2, 1889
Marseilles, Ohio
DiedJuly 5, 1983(1983-07-05) (aged 93)
Dublin, Ohio
Resting placeUnion Cemetery, Somerset, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRuby F. Thomas
Alma mater

During the First World War, Herbert served in the United States Army. From 1922 to 1926, he served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and then was elected to the Ohio State Senate, where he served from 1926 to 1930.[2]

In 1938, he was elected to the lieutenant governorship for the first time and began his service in 1939. In 1940, he won re-election by defeating challenger Robert S. Cox. He won a third term in 1942 against George D. Nye. His first stint as lieutenant governor ended in 1945.

In 1946, Herbert unseated Nye from the lieutenant governorship, which he had won in 1944. He took office again in 1947. However, he served only one term since he lost to Nye in 1948. Herbert ran again for the office in 1956 and defeated John Taylor. However, he was again limited to one term and was unseated in 1958 by John W. Donahey.

Herbert served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1963 to 1969. He died in 1983 in Dublin, Ohio, and is interred at Union Cemetery in Somerset, Ohio.[1]

Herbert was married to Ruby F. Thomas on August 15, 1924. They had two children.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Paul Morgan Herbert". The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  2. ^ "Alphabetical list of Members of the General Assembly of Ohio for 127 years - 1803 - 1930". State Library of Ohio. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

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