U.S. Congressman. After graduating from the University of Virginia, in 1941, he served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II, (1942-46). After the war, he was an Internal Revenue agent, United States Treasury Department, (1946-47) graduated from the University of Virginia Law School, in 1949, was admitted to the bar and was a lawyer in private practice. He was assistant prosecutor for Ingham County, Michigan, in 1950, city attorney of East Lansing and legal counsel to Michigan State Senate Judiciary Committee, (1953-54). He also was prosecuting attorney of Ingham County, (1955-56). In 1957, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress and to the next eight succeeding Congresses, serving until 1974. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law. He died from heart failure at age 85.

U.S. Congressman. After graduating from the University of Virginia, in 1941, he served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II, (1942-46). After the war, he was an Internal Revenue agent, United States Treasury Department, (1946-47) graduated from the University of Virginia Law School, in 1949, was admitted to the bar and was a lawyer in private practice. He was assistant prosecutor for Ingham County, Michigan, in 1950, city attorney of East Lansing and legal counsel to Michigan State Senate Judiciary Committee, (1953-54). He also was prosecuting attorney of Ingham County, (1955-56). In 1957, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress and to the next eight succeeding Congresses, serving until 1974. Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law. He died from heart failure at age 85.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith