Biography
A Representative from Kansas. Born in Almena, Norton County, Kans. , September 10, 1916. Attended Almena grade and high schools. A. B. , Fort Hays Kansas State College, 1941. J. D. , George Washington University Law School, 1939. Admitted to practice in Kansas and District of Columbia. Served in the Armed Forces of the United States as private to master sergeant, lieutenant to major (AUS), Second World War and Korean conflict, USAR (retired). City councilman, mayor, city attorney. State senator, 1962-1968. Legislative counsel, 1964-1968. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-first and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1981). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress. Resided in Norton, Kans. Until his death there on August 5, 1982. Interment at Norton Cemetery.