Edgar Whitcomb

Edgar Whitcomb (2006)

Edgar Doud Whitcomb (born November 6, 1917 in Hayden , Jennings County , Indiana , † February 4, 2016 in Rome , Indiana) was an American politician . He was the 43rd governor of the state of Indiana between 1969 and 1973  .

Early years and political advancement

Edgar Whitcomb visited until the Second World War, the Indiana University . During the war he was an army pilot. He later wrote a book about his war experiences in the Philippines . Upon his return home, Whitcomb studied law at Indiana University's Law School . For the next 30 years he practiced his profession in southern Indiana. At the same time he was a member of the reserve of the US Air Force.

The Republicans Whitcomb was 1951-1953 member of the Senate of Indiana . In 1954, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives . An attempt to be elected to the US Senate also failed in 1964. Instead, he was elected Secretary of State of Indiana in 1966 . Two years later, as his party's candidate, he made the leap to the office of governor.

Indiana Governor

Whitcomb's four-year tenure began on January 13, 1969. In this came the climax of the Vietnam War , for which Indiana had to deploy soldiers. At the end of his four years, he left office on January 9, 1973.

In 1976 Whitcomb ran again for a seat in the US Senate. This attempt, too, was unsuccessful; he lost in the primary of his party to Richard Lugar . Then he went back to work as a lawyer. At the age of 68, he retired in 1985 and went on a number of offshore sailing trips. He lived very old in his hometown of Hayden in southern Indiana. He was married to Patricia Whitcomb, with whom he had five children.

Web links

• Edgar Whitcomb in the National Governors Association (English)
• Indiana Historical Bureau (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Former Governor Edgar Whitcomb passes away at 98.