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Ray Charles Bliss
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Born:
December 16, 1907, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died:
August 6, 1981, Akron (aged 73)
Political Affiliation:
Republican Party
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Ray Charles Bliss

American politician
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Ray Charles Bliss (born December 16, 1907, Akron, Ohio, U.S.—died August 6, 1981, Akron) was an American politician who worked behind the scenes to reinforce the strength of the Republican Party, serving as both Ohio state chairman (1949–65) and national chairman (1965–69) of the party.

During Bliss’s national chairmanship, the Republicans defeated the Democrats in most presidential races and congressional and state elections. In 1965, as head of the Republican National Committee, he helped restructure the fragmented party after the decisive defeat of Barry Goldwater by Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 presidential election. Bliss contributed to the presidential victory of Richard M. Nixon, who later replaced Bliss with Rogers C.B. Morton in 1969. Bliss retired from his seat on the Republican National Committee in 1980.

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