Fred Wampler (politician)

Fred Wampler, 1959

Fred Wampler (born October 15, 1909 in Carriers Mills , Saline County , Illinois , †  June 8, 1999 in Mason , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1961 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Fred Wampler studied at Indiana State University in Terre Haute until 1940 . During World War II , he served in the US Navy between 1944 and 1946 . From 1950 to 1954, including during the Korean War , he was again active in this branch of service. Until 1960 he was a member of their reserve. Wampler otherwise worked as a teacher and broadcaster. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1958 congressional elections , he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Cecil M. Harden on January 3, 1959 . Since he was not confirmed in 1960, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1961 .

In 1961 and 1962, Wampler worked for the Indiana-Illinois Wabash Valley Interstate Commission . In 1962 he applied unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He then worked from 1963 to 1970 as a regional coordinator in the field service of the Federal Ministry of the Interior . He then worked for the Ohio State Department of Natural Resources and Transportation from 1971 to 1976. Fred Wampler died on June 8, 1999 at the age of 89 in Mason.

Web links

• Fred Wampler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Fred Wampler in the database of Find a Grave (English)