John C. Culver

A Representative and a Senator from Iowa. Born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. , August 8, 1932. Attended Cedar Rapids public schools. Graduated Harvard College in 1954. Served in the United States Marine Corps 1955-1958, and was discharged with rank of captain. Served as dean of men of Harvard University Summer School in 1960. Graduated Harvard Law School in 1962. Admitted to the bar in 1963, and commenced practice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1975). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1974. Was elected in 1974 as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1975, to January 3, 1981. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980. Resumed the practice of law in Washington, D. C. Was a resident of Bethesda, Md. , when he died on December 26, 2018.