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John David Dingell Jr. (1926-2019) —
also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John";
"The Truck" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 8,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65,
16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1968,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Polish and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; National Rifle
Association.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., February
7, 2019 (age 92 years, 214
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Grace Blossom (Bigler) Dingell and John
David Dingell; married 1952 to Helen
Henebry; married 1981 to Deborah
Ann Insley; father of Christopher
D. Dingell. |
| | | Political family: Dingell
family of Detroit, Michigan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Doug
Ross |
| | | John Dingell Drive,
in Detroit Metro Airport,
Romulus,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The John D. Dingell VA
Medical Center, in Detroit,
Michigan, is named for
him. — The John D. Dingell Jr. Memorial Bridges,
which take Stadium Boulevard over State Street and the Ann Arbor
Railroad tracks, in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, are named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Jane Frank Harman (b. 1945) —
also known as Jane F. Harman; Jane Lakes; Jane
Frank —
of Venice, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. John
V. Tunney, 1972; counsel for congressional subcommittees; deputy
secretary to the Cabinet in the Jimmy
Carter White House, 1977-78; U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1993-99, 2001-;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1998.
Female.
Jewish.
Polish and Russian
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Gerald Daniel Kleczka (b. 1943) —
also known as Gerald D. Kleczka; Jerry
Kleczka —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., November
26, 1943.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1969-74; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1975-84; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1980,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1984-.
Catholic.
Polish ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914-1996) —
also known as Edmund S. Muskie; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Rumford, Oxford
County, Maine, March
28, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1947-51; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1952-54; Governor of
Maine, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1956,
1964;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1959-80; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1972;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1980-81.
Catholic.
Polish ancestry. Member, Lions; Elks; Amvets;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Died of a heart
attack, in Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March
26, 1996 (age 81 years, 364
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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