Orvin B. Fjare

Orvin B. Fjare

Orvin Benonie Fjare (born April 16, 1918 with Big Timber , Montana , † June 27, 2011 in Helena , Montana) was an American politician . Between 1955 and 1957 he represented the state of Montana in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Orvin Fjare was born on a ranch in Sweet Grass County , Montana. He attended his homeland public schools and then worked in a clothing store in Big Timber. He later became a partner in this business. In 1940 he enlisted in the US Army as a soldier . During the Second World War he was first used in the artillery and then as a pilot in the South Pacific. By the end of his military service in 1946, he had achieved the rank of captain .

Political career

Orvin Fjare became a member of the Republican Party . From 1952 to 1954 he was a member of the Montana Public Welfare Commission . At the same time he was the curator of the public schools in Big Timber. In the 1954 congressional elections, he was elected to succeed Wesley A. D'Ewart in the US House of Representatives. There he completed a legislative period between January 3, 1955 and January 3, 1957. In the congressional elections of 1956, he failed to LeRoy H. Anderson , the candidate of the Democratic Party .

In 1959 he was elected to the Montana House of Representatives. At that time he was also active in the insurance industry. In 1960, Fjare ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . Between 1962 and 1969 he was a director of the Montana Highway Department . Orvin Fjare held his last political office from 1970 to 1979 as head of the federal agency for the administration of government buildings in Montana. Most recently he lived in his birthplace, Big Timber.

Web links

• Orvin B. Fjare in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_277e0cb3-9690-5f79-8eb2-5fdd5b6e0491.html/