Kenneth Creasy
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Kenneth Creasy | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
| In office January 3, 1958-December 31, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | January 3, 1968, 18th District established |
| Succeeded by | Harry Turner |
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| Party | Republican |
Kenneth Burton Creasy (October 7, 1932 – June 16, 1992) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.[1]
Kenneth B. Creasy grew up in Turkey Creek, Kentucky, the oldest son of a coal miner. In 1940 his family moved to Delaware, Ohio so his father, John Samuel Creasy, could take advantage of factory work in Central Ohio. His mother, Pauline Hammond Creasy, worked briefly as a court recorder in Union County, Kentucky, where her father was a judge. The economic difference between Pauline and John posed a problem for Pauline's father; the couple secretly wed in 1931, and made the marriage public only after Pauline became pregnant with Kenneth a year later.
The extended Creasy family's experience in the coal mines, including the death of Kenneth's grandfather in a mine collapse, led to his lifelong interest in improving conditions for coal miners and their communities, in education, and in assisting children caught in the poverty cycle.
Creasy credited much of his political success to his participation on the high school debate team, coached by Mrs. Doris Evans, with whom Creasy maintained a lifelong friendship. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University on a debate scholarship from 1951to 1955, winning two national debate titles during his time on the OWU debate team, coached by Dr. Roy Diem.
Creasy became the first international president of Circle K International (the student service organization of Kiwanis) from 1953 to 1954. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa fraternity, and was elected student body president at Ohio Wesleyan from 1954 to 1955.