Editing Roger Cloud (section)

{{short description|American politician}}

{{infobox officeholder
|name=Roger Cloud
|image=
|office=[[Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives]]
|term_start=1955
|term_end=1958
|preceded=[[William B. Saxbe]]
|succeeded=[[James A. Lantz]]
|term_start2=1961
|term_end2=1966
|preceded2=James A. Lantz
|succeeded2=[[Charles F. Kurfess]]
|office3=[[Ohio State Auditor]]
|term_start3=1965
|term_end3=1966
|governor3=[[Jim Rhodes]]
|preceded3=[[Chester W. Goble]]
|succeeded3=[[Archer E. Reilly]]
|term_start4=1967
|term_end4=1971
|preceded4=[[Archer E. Reily]]
|succeeded4=[[Joseph T. Ferguson]]
|party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|birth_date={{birth date|1909|12|4}}
|birth_place=[[De Graff, Ohio]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1988|4|20|1909|12|4}}
|death_place=[[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
|restingplace=[[Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio]]
}}
'''Roger Ellwood Cloud''' (December 4, 1909 – April 20, 1988), was an [[United States of America|American]] politician of the [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] party who represented Ohio in several capacities.

Having worked as a farmer and a factory worker, Cloud won election to the local school board in DeGraff. In 1940, he won office as a county commissioner in [[Logan County, Ohio]]. He served in this office from 1941 to 1949.

In 1948, Cloud ran successfully for a seat in the [[Ohio House of Representatives]], serving from 1949. Cloud held the office of [[List of Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] from 1955 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1967.

In 1965, [[Ohio State Auditor]] Roger W. Tracy died and Governor [[Jim Rhodes|James A. Rhodes]] appointed [[Chester W. Goble]] as a temporary replacement. Rhodes chose Cloud to complete Tracy's term as auditor and in 1966, Cloud was elected to the position and served in that office from 1967 to 1971.

In 1970, Cloud was nominated for [[Governor of Ohio]] as incumbent [[Jim Rhodes]] was term-limited. He defeated Congressman [[Buz Lukens|Donald "Buz" Lukens]] in the primary, but lost to Democrat [[John J. Gilligan]]. That year the Ohio Republican Party was caught up in the "Crofters" scandal where the Republican state treasurer, [[John D. Herbert|John Herbert]], had invested state money in improper investments with a big campaign contributor. After this defeat, Cloud retired from politics.

Cloud's wife was the former Llewellyn DeWeese; they were married in 1934.