Robert E. Hagan, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert E. Hagan
American politician
Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1921
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1999
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Robert E. Hagan
- Robert Emmet Hagan (March 22, 1921 – January 17, 1999) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. Hagan was an ironworker in Youngstown and served as a county commissioner in Trumbull County, Ohio, before being elected to the Ohio General Assembly in the district of his adopted hometown of Madison, Ohio.
- During his three terms in the legislature, 1983–1989, he was known as the assembly's most liberal member.
- During that period, Hagan's son, Robert F.
- Hagan, also held a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, as he does today. In 1970, Hagan ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.
- In 1972, Hagan was on the traveling staff of Democratic nominee for Vice President Sargent Shriver as his joke writer. Throughout his career Hagan was known for a forceful speaking style that often included a fair share of humor.
- After leaving elected office, Hagan began performing stand-up comedy, having fun with politics and the unusually large size of his family (he and his wife, Ada DiLoreto Hagan, had 14 children), among other topics.
- He continued to perform into his mid 70s.
- He also wrote a number of op-eds for The Plain Dealer. Hagan's son Timothy Hagan was a county commissioner in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, for 16 years and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2002 and was once-again elected Cuyahoga County Commissioner in 2004. His other son, Robert F.
- Hagan, is currently serving in the Ohio House of Representatives, having previously served in the Ohio Senate.
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