Frank Bartlett Willis (December 28, 1871 - March 30, 1928) was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 47th Governor of Ohio. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Ohio Governors Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803. ...

Born in Lewis Center, Ohio, Willis graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1894. After teaching at Ohio Northern for twelve years, Willis was admitted to the bar and began practicing law. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1900-1904 while teaching at Ohio Northern, and was subsequently elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1910, serving from 1911-1915. Elected to the governorship in 1914, he served one two-year term from 1915-1917, but was not re-elected, being defeated by James M. Cox, who he defeated in 1914. Cox also defeated Willis in 1918. After placing Warren Harding's name in nomination at the 1920 Republican National Convention, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1920, replacing Harding, who then resigned his seat to take the presidency, allowing Willis to take his seat early. Willis died in office in 1928. Ohio Northern University was founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in Ada, Ohio in 1871. ... Ohio has a bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly, consisting a House of Representatives and Senate (the Ohio State Senate), based on its constitution of 1851. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 - August 2, 1923) was the 29th (1921-1923) President of the United States and the sixth President to die in office. ... Seal of the Senate The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...