Michael DiSalle
Michael Vincent DiSalle (January 6, 1908 – September 16, 1981)[1][2] was the 60th governor of Ohio, serving from 1959 to 1963. A Democrat, he was a member of the Toledo City Council and served as the 46th mayor of Toledo from 1948 to 1950.
Michael V. DiSalle
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Early life[edit]
DiSalle was born on January 6, 1908, in New York City,[1] to Italian-American immigrant parents, Anthony and Assunta DiSalle. His family moved to Toledo, Ohio, when he was three years old. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1931. He married Myrtle E. England; the couple had four daughters and one son.[1][2]
DiSalle was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1932.[2] In 1949, the University of Notre Dame conferred him an honorary doctorate of law.[1]
Later life[edit]
In 1966, he joined the Washington, D.C., law firm of Chapman, Duff, and Paul.[2] In 1979, he co-founded the Washington, D.C., law firm of DiSalle & Staudinger.[2]
The same year, DiSalle also authored the book Second Choice, a history of the U.S. vice presidency.[24]
DiSalle led a draft movement for a potential 1968 presidential campaign by Sen. Ted Kennedy. He served as the honorary chairman of Kennedy's 1980 presidential campaign.[2][4]
DiSalle died on September 16, 1981, of a heart attack while vacationing in Pescara, Italy.[25]
DiSalle has two current structures in Ohio named for him:
Also, the DiSalle Center (no longer standing) at the Ohio Expo Center and the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio, was named in honor of DiSalle.