James H. Scheuer

James H. Scheuer

James Haas "Jim" Scheuer (born February 6, 1920 in New York City , †  August 30, 2005 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1973 and again from 1975 to 1993 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Scheuer attended the Fieldston School in Riverdale until 1938 and then Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania until 1942 . From 1943 to 1945 he served in the United States Army during World War II . He then graduated from Harvard Business School . In 1945 and 1946 he worked for the Federal Foreign Economic Administration . After studying law at Columbia University and being admitted to the bar in 1948, he began to work in this profession. From 1951 to 1957 he was employed by the Office of Price Stabilization . He also worked as a speechwriter and lecturer. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1962 he applied unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the upcoming congressional elections.

In the 1964 congressional elections , Scheuer was elected as a candidate for the Democrats and the Liberal Party of New York in the 21st  constituency of New York in the US House of Representatives in Washington, where he took up his new mandate on January 3, 1965. After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1973 . These were shaped by the events of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement . In 1972 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

In 1972 and 1973, Scheuer headed the National Alliance for Safer Cities . At the same time he was president of the National Housing Conference from 1972 to 1974 . In the 1974 elections he was re-elected to Congress in the eleventh district of his state, where he began work on January 3, 1975. After eight re-elections, he could remain there until January 3, 1993. Since 1983 he represented the third district of the state of New York. From 1977 to 1977 he was chairman of the Select Committee on Population . In 1992 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, James Scheuer was a director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development between 1994 and 1996 . He died in Washington on August 30, 2005.

Web links

• James H. Scheuer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James H. Scheuer in nndb (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
James C. Healey	United States House Representative for New York (21st constituency) January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1973	Jonathan Brewster Bingham
Frank J. Brasco	United States House of Representatives for New York (11th constituency) January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1983	Ed Towns
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal	United States House Representative for New York (8th constituency) January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993	Jerrold Nadler