A Representative from Kentucky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. , November 2, 1932. Attended private schools in Louisville. B. S. , University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. , 1954. J. D. , University of Louisville Law School, 1960. United States Army, 1954-1956, discharged with rank of specialist third class. Admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1960 and commenced practice in Louisville. Lecturer in business law, Bellarmine College, Louisville, Ky. , 1963-1967. Elected to the Kentucky state senate, 1968-1970. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1995). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1986 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harry E. Claiborne, judge of the United States District Court for Nevada. Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress. Died on November 1, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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