Bill Emerson

Bill Emerson

Norvell William "Bill" Emerson (born January 1, 1938 in St. Louis , Missouri , †  June 22, 1996 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1981 and 1996 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Bill Emerson attended Hillsboro public schools . He then completed an apprenticeship as a page with the Congress Administration in Washington . In 1955 he graduated from the United States Capitol Page School in the federal capital. He then studied until 1959 at Westminster College in Fulton . This was followed by a law degree at the University of Missouri until 1960 . In 1964 he finished his education at the University of Baltimore .

From 1964 to 1992, Emerson was a member of the United States Air Force Reserve . During his student days, he also served on the staff of Congressman from Robert Fred Ellsworth of Kansas from 1961 to 1965 . He later served on the staff of US Senator Charles Mathias from Maryland. In the 1970s, Emerson worked for a variety of companies that worked with the government. In 1979 he started his own consultancy.

Politically, Emerson was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1980 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Bill D. Burlison on January 3, 1981 . After seven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on June 22, 1996 . After the dissolution of his electoral district, he represented the eighth district of his state from 1983 as the successor to Wendell Bailey . He was temporarily a member of the Rules Committee . Bill Emerson died of lung cancer in June 1996 . After his death, his wife, Jo Ann, was elected to succeed him in Congress. After several re-elections, the latter will exercise its mandate until 2013.

Web links

• Bill Emerson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Bill Emerson in the database of Find a Grave (English)