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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name= Pete Abele
| image name=Pete Abele 88th Congress 1963.jpg
| state1=[[Ohio]]
| district1=[[Ohio's 10th congressional district|10th]]
| party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| term_start1 = January 3, 1963
| term_end1 = January 3, 1965
| preceded1=[[Walter H. Moeller]]
| succeeded1=[[Walter H. Moeller]]
| office2 = Member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]]
| term2 = 1949-1952
| birth_date=November 21, 1916
| birth_place=[[Wellston, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date={{Death date and age|2000|5|12|1916|11|21}}
| death_place=[[Hamden, Ohio]], U.S.
| alma_mater=[[Moritz College of Law|Ohio State University College of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])<br>[[Ohio University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| allegiance = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]
|branch = {{army|USA}}
*{{flagicon image|USAAC Roundel 1919-1941.svg}} [[United States Army Air Corps]]
|serviceyears = 1943 &ndash; 1946
}}
'''Homer E.''' "'''Pete'''" '''Abele''' (November 21, 1916 – May 12, 2000) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. He was active in [[Ohio]] politics, and represented the state in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] for one term from 1963 to 1965.
== Early life and education ==
Homer "Pete" Abele graduated from [[Wellston High School (Ohio)|Wellston High School]] in his birthplace of [[Wellston, Ohio|Wellston]], Ohio in 1934.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://hs.wcs.k12.oh.us/district/Walls_of_achievement.jsp|title=Wellston High School|website=hs.wcs.k12.oh.us|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> From 1935 to 1936, he served in the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]. From 1938 to 1941, he lived in [[Lancaster, Ohio]] and [[McArthur, Ohio]], working for the Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. and the Austin Powder Co.
In 1948, he earned a degree in pre-law from [[Ohio University]] in Athens, Ohio. In 1953, he received a law degree from [[Ohio State University]] in Columbus, Ohio.<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
In 1941, Abele joined the [[Ohio State Highway Patrol]] and worked as a state trooper from 1941 to 1946, except for a stint in the [[United States Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] from 1943 to 1946.
In 1949, while still a student in law school, Abele was elected to the [[Ohio House of Representatives]], where he served from 1949 to 1952. In 1952, Abele joined the unsuccessful presidential campaign of [[Robert A. Taft]].
From 1953 to 1957, Abele was a lobbyist for railroad interests. In 1956, he was appointed solicitor of the village of McArthur, Ohio. In 1952, Abele attended the [[Republican National Convention]]. In 1956, he was a delegate to the convention.<ref name=":0" /> From 1954 to 1957, Abele was the chairman of the [[Vinton County, Ohio]], Republican Executive Committee.
=== Congress ===
In 1958, Abele was the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Ohio's 10th congressional district]]. He lost to incumbent [[Walter H. Moeller]]. Abele challenged Moeller again in 1962, and unseated him; he began his service in 1963 in the [[88th United States Congress]]. Abele served only one term - in 1964, Moeller won the seat back from Abele.<ref name=":0" />
=== Judge ===
In 1966, Abele was elected to the office of judge of the [[Ohio District Courts of Appeals|Ohio Court of Appeals for the Fourth District]]. He was re-elected in 1972, 1978, and 1984. He retired at the end of his fourth term in 1991.<ref name=":0" /> During his tenure, he was presiding judge from 1977 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1984. In 1978, Abele was chief justice of the Ohio Court of Appeals. Abele also occasionally sat as a visiting judge on the [[Ohio Supreme Court]].
Abele remained a member of the Ohio State Highway Patrol Auxiliary, maintaining the rank of [[Major (rank)|major]]. From 1967 to 1991, every graduating class of the State Highway Patrol Academy was administered its oath of office by Abele.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.logandaily.com/obituaries/homer-e-abele/article_5897679a-f6ba-5ea8-843e-9e6476f91772.html|title=Homer E. Abele|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>
== Death ==
He died in [[Hamden, Ohio|Hamden]], Ohio at age 83 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.<ref name=":1" />
== Personal life ==
Abele's son Peter B. Abele is currently a judge on the Fourth District Appeals Court.
==See also==
* [[List of United States representatives from Ohio]]
==References==
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* {{Cite book|title=Biographical Director of the United States Congress, 1774–1989: Bicentennial Edition|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=United States|year=1989|isbn=0-16-006384-1|page=2115}}
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