Gerald B. H. Solomon

A Representative from New York. Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla. , August 14, 1930. Attended the public schools in Delmar, N. Y. Attended Siena College, Albany, N. Y. , 1949-1950. Attended St. Lawrence University, Canton, N. Y. , 1953-1954. United States Marine Corps, 1951-1952. Business executive. Queensbury, N. Y. , town supervisor and Warren County, N. Y. , legislator, 1968-1972. Member of the New York state assembly, 1973-1978. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1999). Chairman, Committee on Rules (One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998. Died on October 26, 2001, in Glen Falls, N. Y. Interment in Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville, N. Y.