U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Louisiana State University in 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and rose to rank of Lieutenant Colonel during World War II. After the war, he graduated from Cornell University Law School, in 1947, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Rochester, New York. He was president of Rochester Community Baseball, (1956-62), executive vice president of the International Baseball League, (1959-61) and a member of the Rochester City Council, (1955-61). In 1963, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress and to the next fourteen succeeding Congresses, serving until 1993. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he lived in retirement until his death.
U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Louisiana State University in 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and rose to rank of Lieutenant Colonel during World War II. After the war, he graduated from Cornell University Law School, in 1947, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Rochester, New York. He was president of Rochester Community Baseball, (1956-62), executive vice president of the International Baseball League, (1959-61) and a member of the Rochester City Council, (1955-61). In 1963, he was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress and to the next fourteen succeeding Congresses, serving until 1993. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he lived in retirement until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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