Robert J. McIntosh

Robert John McIntosh (born September 16, 1922 in Port Huron , Michigan , †  March 22, 2008 in Fort Gratiot , Michigan) was an American politician . Between 1957 and 1959 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert McIntosh attended Port Huron High School until 1940 . He then enrolled at Michigan State University in East Lansing . His further training was interrupted by the Second World War, in which he participated as a fighter pilot in the US Army Air Corps . After completing a law degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and being admitted to the bar in 1948, McIntosh began working in his new profession in Port Huron. From 1949 to 1951 he was the assistant district attorney in St. Clair County . Between 1953 and 1955 he served as a postman in his hometown of Port Huron.

Politically, McIntosh was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1956 congressional elections , he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Jesse P. Wolcott on January 3, 1957 . Since he was defeated by the Democrat James G. O'Hara in the following elections in 1958 , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1959 .

In 1960 he ran again unsuccessfully against O'Hara for his return to Congress. In 1963, McIntosh became chairman of the Michigan State Public Service Commission . He served on the staff of Governor George W. Romney in 1964 and 1965 . In 1966 he headed the Michigan State Department of Commerce. In the following years, Robert McIntosh retired from politics. He returned to practice as a lawyer and died on March 22, 2008 in Fort Gratiot.

Web links

• Robert J. McIntosh in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Robert J. McIntosh in the database of Find a Grave (English)