| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Ireland, Thomas Saxton |
| Title: | Thomas Saxton Ireland Photographs |
| Dates: | 1910-1970 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Thomas Saxton Ireland (1895-1969) was a Cleveland, Ohio, politician, lawyer and writer who ran as a conservative Republican candidate for the office of mayor of Cleveland, 1959, as well as numerous other political offices. He was a correspondent for the Plain Dealer and several other newspapers and authored a number of books, including several on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and one on the Sam Sheppard murder case. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of friends and family members. Subjects portrayed include Irish tourist attractions, Great Lakes ships and shipping, and originals of illustrations from Ireland's books. |
| PG Number | PG 418 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Thomas Saxton Ireland (1895-1969) was a politician, World War II veteran, lawyer and writer from Cleveland, Ohio. He received a baccalaureate from Princeton University (1918) and law degrees from Boston University (1923) and Harvard Law School (1927). As an heir to the Grasselli Chemical Company fortune, he was independently wealthy and spent his life running (albeit unsuccessfully) for political office, writing books which espoused conservative Republican philosophy, and publishing articles in various newspapers. During his life he ran for six political offices in Ohio, including United States Senator (1946), United States Congressman (1958), and mayor of Cleveland (1959). He lost his bid for every office except an unexpired six-week term as Cleveland Municipal Court Judge (1937). He also was a correspondent for the Plain Dealer, The Daily Sentinel-Tribune (of Bowling Green, Ohio) and the Columbus Dispatch. Ireland was a vociferous supporter of the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway and wrote a book enumerating the potential benefits of the Seaway to the United States and the Great Lakes region. In Ireland's 1959 mayoral campaign against incumbent Anthony Celebrezze, he stressed expanded public transportation. He also supported the county home rule issue and favored the hiring of more police officers to improve safety on the city's streets. A lifelong Republican, Ireland supported Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign. In 1951 he wrote a manuscript entitled "Atomic Offense" (unpublished), which advocated a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the Soviet Union before it could develop a sufficient nuclear arsenal. An avid swimmer, Ireland drowned off Hawaii's Waikiki Beach in 1969 at age 73.
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The Thomas Saxton Ireland Photographs, ca. 1910s-1970, consist of individual and group portraits of friends and family members. Subjects portrayed include Irish tourist attractions, Great Lakes ships and shipping, and originals of illustrations from Ireland's books. The collection includes 196 black and white and color photographs that measure 8 x 10 inches and smaller. It also includes 10 black and white negatives.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of journalism, business, and politics in Cleveland, Ohio, in the twentieth century.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4312 Thomas Saxton Ireland Papers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 418 Thomas Saxton Ireland Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
These photographs were removed from MS 4312 Thomas Saxton Ireland Papers. Gift of Mrs. Thomas Ireland in 1975.