J. Eugene Harding

John Eugene Harding (June 27, 1877 – July 26, 1959) was a businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.

John Eugene Harding
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
Preceded by	Robert M. Nevin
Succeeded by	James M. Cox
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 2nd and 4th district
In office January 4, 1904 – December 31, 1905
Preceded by	W F Roudebush
Succeeded by	Isaac E. Huffman
Personal details
Born	June 27, 1877 Excello, Ohio
Died	July 26, 1959 (aged 82) New Haven, Connecticut
Resting place	Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Michigan

Harding was born in Excello, Ohio, the son of paper manufacturer Abram E. Harding and his wife Christine. He attended the public schools in nearby Amanda Village, and the Pennsylvania Military Academy at Chester. He graduated from the University of Michigan.

He engaged in business and industrial enterprises in Middletown, Ohio, including the family paper business, Harding Paper Company, which had a mill at Excello.

He was elected member of the Ohio Senate in 1902. In 1906 he was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth Congress from Ohio's Third District. He was defeated as an independent candidate in 1908. He was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1910.

Retiring from public service, he engaged in the paper business in Chicago, Illinois, until he moved to New York City, where he was associated with the Pure Oil Co. from 1921 to 1926. He engaged in industrial enterprises until he retired in 1949.

Harding died in New Haven, Connecticut, aged 82. He was interred in Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio.

References

• United States Congress. "J. Eugene Harding (id: H000190)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.