James H. (Jimmy) Quillen
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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TN - District 1
Republican
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Service: 1963-1997
Biography
A Representative from Tennessee. Born near Kingsport, Tenn. , in Scott County, Va. , January 11, 1916. Graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, Tenn. , 1934. United States Navy, 1942-1946. Newspaper publisher, 1936-1944. Business executive. Member of the Tennessee state house of representatives, 1955-1962. Delegate to the Republican National Conventions, 1956, 1964, and 1968. Bank executive. Elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1997). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996. Died on November 2, 2003, in Kingsport, Tenn. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport, Tenn.
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Voting History
HRES 532
On Motion to Table the Resolution
Voted Aye on Sep 24, 1996
HRES 531
On Motion to Table the Resolution
Voted Aye on Sep 24, 1996
HR 3452
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Yea on Sep 24, 1996
HR 3666
On Agreeing to the Conference Report
Voted Yea on Sep 24, 1996
HRES 525
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Voted Yea on Sep 24, 1996
Sponsored Bills
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Cosponsored Bills
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Committee Memberships
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