Paul M. Herbert

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Paul M. Herbert
47th, 49th and 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office January 9, 1939 – January 8, 1945
Governor	John W. Bricker
Preceded by	Paul P. Yoder
Succeeded by	George D. Nye
In office January 13, 1947 – January 10, 1949
Governor	Thomas J. Herbert
Preceded by	George D. Nye
Succeeded by	George D. Nye
In office January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959
Governor	C. William O'Neill
Preceded by	John William Brown
Succeeded by	John W. Donahey
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1968
Preceded by	Thomas J. Herbert
Succeeded by	Thomas M. Herbert
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office 1923–1926
Personal details
Born	Paul Morgan Herbert (1889-12-02)December 2, 1889 Marseilles, Ohio
Died	July 5, 1983(1983-07-05) (aged 93) Dublin, Ohio
Resting place	Union Cemetery, Somerset, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ruby F. Thomas
Alma mater	University of Michigan Moritz College of Law

Paul Morgan Herbert (December 2, 1889 – July 5, 1983) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served three separate tenures as the 47th, 49th and 52nd lieutenant governor of Ohio. He was born in Marseilles, Ohio.

During the First World War, Herbert served in the United States Army. From 1922 to 1926, he served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and then was elected to the Ohio State Senate, where he served from 1926 to 1930.

In 1938, he was elected to the lieutenant governorship for the first time and began his service in 1939. In 1940, he won re-election by defeating challenger Robert S. Cox. He won a third term in 1942 against George D. Nye. His first stint as lieutenant governor ended in 1945.

In 1946, Herbert unseated Nye from the lieutenant governorship, which he had won in 1944. He took office again in 1947. However, he served only one term since he lost to Nye in 1948. Herbert ran again for the office in 1956 and defeated John Taylor. However, he was again limited to one term and was unseated in 1958 by John W. Donahey.

Herbert served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1963 to 1969. He died in 1983 in Dublin, Ohio, and is interred at Union Cemetery in Somerset, Ohio.

Herbert was married to Ruby F. Thomas on August 15, 1924. They had two children.

External sources

• "Past Commanders of American Legion Franklin Post 1" (PDF). Department of Ohio. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-08-20. – photo, was American Legion Post Commander in 1921
• Paul M. Herbert at Find a Grave