Background
LANTZ, JAMES was born on September 15, 1921 in Lancaster, Ohio, United States.
LANTZ, JAMES was born on September 15, 1921 in Lancaster, Ohio, United States.
Denison University (Bachelor of Arts, 1943). The Ohio State University (Juris Doctor, 1947). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1954-1962, Speaker, 1959-1960 and Minority Leader, 1961-1962, Ohio House of Representatives.
Special Counsel to Ohio Attorney General, since 1971.
Born in Fairfield County, Ohio, Lantz served in the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot. He received his bachelor"s degree from Denison University and his law degree from Moritz College of Law. Lantz then practiced law in Lancaster, Ohio.
From 1953 to 1963, Lantz served as a Democrat in the Ohio House of Representatives and was speaker in 1959.
Lantz lost the Democrat primary election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. He returned to his law practice in Lancaster, Ohio and was involved in the insurance business.
Lantz died in Lancaster, Ohio.
Fairfield County (President, 1964) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Probate, Real Estate and Corporate.