Fred Deering

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Fred Deering

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| state_house=Ohio

| state=Ohio

| district=70th

| term=January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1992

| preceded=Howard Knight

| succeeded=Darrell Opfer

| party=Democrat

| birth_date={{birth date|1923|5|9}}

| birth_place=Oxford Township, Ohio

| death_date={{death date and age|2010|3|15|1923|5|9}}

| death_place=Monroeville, Ohio{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?n=frederick-h-deering&pid=140791866|title = Frederick H. Deering Obituary (2010) the Columbus Dispatch|website = Legacy.com}}

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Frederick Henry Deering (May 9, 1923 – March 15, 2010) was a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Early life and education

A 1941 graduate of Monroeville High School (Ohio), Deering attended Ohio State University.{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame |url=https://www.monroevilleschools.org/halloffame.aspx |website=Monroeville Schools |access-date=6 January 2021}}

Career

Deering was nicknamed “Freeway Fred” because of his support to remove tolls from the Ohio Turnpike. He was also a commissioner of the Erie MetroParks district, Erie County commissioner and a member of the Perkins board of education.{{cite news |title=Former area legislator, park leader dies |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2010/03/16/Former-area-legislator-park-leader-dies/stories/201003160048 |access-date=6 January 2021 |publisher=The Toledo Blade |date=March 16, 2010}}

References

Category:Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives

Category:1923 births

Category:2010 deaths

Category:Ohio State University alumni

Category:People from Monroeville, Ohio

Category:20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly