Charles McC. Mathias Jr.

A Representative and a Senator from Maryland. Born in Frederick, Md. , July 24, 1922. Attended the public schools. Graduated from Haverford College (Pa. ) in 1944. Attended Yale University. Received law degree from the University of Maryland in 1949. Admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Frederick, Md. , in 1949. During the Second World War enlisted in the United States Navy as an apprentice seaman in 1942. Commissioned an ensign in 1944 and was on sea duty in the Pacific Ocean area from 1944 until released from active duty in 1946. Captain in the Naval Reserve. Assistant attorney general of Maryland 1953-1954. City attorney of Frederick, Md. , 1954-1959. Member of Maryland house of delegates 1959-1960. Elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1969). Was not a candidate for reelection, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1968. Reelected in 1974 and 1980 and served from January 3, 1969, until January 3, 1987. Was not a candidate for reelection. Chairman, Special Committee on Termination of the National Emergency (Ninety-second through Ninety-fourth Congresses), co-chairman, Joint Committee on Printing (Ninety-seventh and Ninety-ninth Congresses), Joint Committee on the Library (Ninety-eighth and Ninety-ninth Congresses), chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses). Practiced law in Washington, D. C. Was a resident of Chevy Chase, Maryland, until his death on January 25, 2010. Private burial.