Your present URL & entry: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gersch-gibbon.html#RP0055D2H Gessaman, Myron B. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1936-39. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Date of birth: 15 Oct 1894 Place of birth (city, county): Youngstown, Mahoning County Religious affiliation (denomination): Presbyterian Organizational affiliation (e.g., Masons, American Legion, Grange): First President North Side Branch of YMCA, Columbus Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Humboldt Lodge No. 476 F. & A. M., Temple Chapter No. 155 and Columbus Chapter no. 8, Mt. Vernon Commandery No. 1; Past Presideing Officer and Honorary 33rd Degree Member of the Scottish Rite; Member of Aladdin Shrine and the Red Cross of Constantine. Charter member of the Last Man's Club and Franklin Post No. 1 of the American Legion. Wartime military service and rank: World War I service in Europe as an ambulance driver, 1917-1919 Hometown or hometowns (city, county, state, etc. of residence during years of political activity): Columbus, Franklin County Occupation: Attorney/Judge Elected or appointed position(s) held and range of years: Columbus City Attorney, 1923-1928; Franklin County prosecutor, 1928-1931;Ohio House of Representatives 1934-1935, Mayor of Columbus, 1936-1939. Date of death: 20 Aug 1975 Place of death (city, county): Columbus, Franklin County Location of death (e.g., at home, hospital): Mt. Carmel Hospital Place of burial or entombment (name and location of cemetery): Union Cemetery, Columbus Sources consulted: The Columbus Dispatch obituary, 21 Aug 1975, page 1C; paid obituary same date, page 11C; Social Security Death Index (Ancestry.com); Ohio Deaths, 1958-2000 (Ancestry.com)