Floyd Fithian
Floyd James Fithian (born November 3, 1928 in Vesta , Johnson County , Nebraska , † June 27, 2003 in Annandale , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1975 and 1983 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Floyd Fithian attended Vesta High School until 1947 and then Peru State College , also in Nebraska, until 1951 . Between 1951 and 1955 he served in the US Navy . During this time the Korean War fell . Fithian remained a member of the Naval Reserve until 1971. After his military service, he continued his education until 1964 with a study at the University of Nebraska . He then worked as a teacher and in agriculture.
Politically, Fithian was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1972 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . In the 1974 congressional election , however, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Republican Earl F. Landgrebe on January 3, 1975 , whose support for President Richard Nixon during the Watergate affair badly damaged him during the election campaign. After three re-elections, Fithian was able to complete four terms in Congress by January 3, 1983 .
In 1982, Fithian decided not to run for the US House of Representatives again. Instead, he ran for the US Senate , but he was defeated by the Republican incumbent Richard Lugar with 46:54 percent of the vote. He later became a member of the staff of US Senator Paul Simon from Illinois . Floyd Fithian died on June 27, 2003 in Annandale and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Web links
- Floyd Fithian in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Floyd Fithian in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Fithian, Floyd |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fithian, Floyd James (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vesta , Nebraska |
DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 2003 |
Place of death | Annandale , Virginia |