Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2016.018.055 |
Object Name |
Button, Campaign |
Collection |
Matt Dole Collection |
Title |
Briley campaign button |
Year Range from |
1961 |
Year Range to |
1962 |
Description |
Campaign button used for John M. Briley's U.S. Senate campaign. The front of the button features an image of a bee with the text: "FOR BRILEY" |
Dimensions |
Dia-1 inches |
Material |
Metal |
Notes |
John Marshall Briley Sr. was born in Monmouth, Illinois, graduated from Monmouth College, and received a law degree from Harvard University. He joined the Manhattan law firm of Shearman & Sterling, and became a partner in 1941. He then served as senior vice president of Owens-Corning Fiberglas of Toledo, Ohio, which he joined in 1952. He became general counsel in 1956 and senior vice president in 1967. In 1962, Briley unsuccessfully ran as the Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate race. He lost the election to Ohio Democrat Frank Lausche. Briley died at the age of 85 in 1990. |
Provenance |
Matt Dole donated this button to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board museum collection in 2016 as part of a collection of items related to the Ohio Statehouse and the Ohio government. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Briley, John M. |
Search Terms |
Republican Party U.S. Senate |
Subjects |
Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Politicians |