Earl F. Landgrebe

Earl F. Landgrebe

Earl Fredrick Landgrebe (born January 21, 1916 in Valparaiso , Indiana , †  June 29, 1986 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1969 and 1975 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Earl Landgrebe attended Union Township Elementary School and then Wheeler High School . In 1936 he married Helen Lucille Field. He founded and ran the company Landgrebe Motor Inc. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1959 and 1968 he was a member of the Indiana Senate .

In the 1968 congressional elections , Landgrebe in the second constituency of Indiana was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Charles A. Halleck on January 3, 1969 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1975 . During this time, among other things, the end of the Vietnam War fell . Landgrebe was a supporter of President Richard Nixon . During the Watergate affair , despite the overwhelming evidence against the president, he stood by the president. This behavior cost him re-election in 1974.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Landgrebe returned to running his company. In 1980, during a strike against his company, he was noticed when he personally brought goods out of the factory on strike, thereby sparking a conflict with the strikers. He died on June 29, 1986 in Valparaiso.

Web links

• Earl F. Landgrebe in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Earl F. Landgrebe in the database of Find a Grave (English)