Victor Heintz


Victor Heintz was from 1917 to 1919 a one-term United States [House of Representatives|U.S. Representative] from Ohio. He was a highly decorated veteran of World War I.

Early life and career

Born on a farm near Grayville, Illinois to German immigrants, Heintz attended the public schools. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1896 and from its law department in 1899. He was Admission to [the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar] in 1898 and commenced practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served six years in the Cavalry and Infantry of the Ohio National Guard.

Congress

Heintz was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1918.
During the First World War, he absented himself from the House and was commissioned a captain in the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Regiment, United States Infantry, on August 4, 1917.

World War I

He went overseas June 22, 1918, and served until the end of the war.
Decorated with the Distinguished [Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross] with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart, and the Croix de Guerre.

Later career and death

He served as vice president and secretary of Ohio Valley Real Estate Co..
He resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1961.

Death

He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 27, 1968.
He was interred in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Indian Hill, Ohio.

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