Robert Kastenmeier
Robert William Kastenmeier (born January 24, 1924 in Beaver Dam , Dodge County , Wisconsin , † March 20, 2015 in Arlington County , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1991 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Robert Box Meier attended the common schools and then the Carleton College in Northfield ( Minnesota ). In the 1940s, Kastenmeier interrupted his training to take part in the Second World War as a soldier in the US Army . He remained in the military until 1946 and served in the Philippines . He then stayed in this country until 1948, where he headed the local branch for the War Department, which dealt with mutual claims arising from the independence of the Philippines. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his admission as a lawyer in 1952, he began to work in Watertown in his new profession. From 1955 to 1959, Kastenmeier was Justice of the Peace in Dodge and Jefferson Counties .
Politically, Kastenmeier joined the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1958 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Donald Edgar Tewes on January 3, 1959 . After 15 re-elections, he was able to complete a total of 16 consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1991 . The Cold War , the Cuban Missile Crisis , the Vietnam War and the Watergate Affair took place during this period . Kastenmeier was temporarily a member of the justice committee. In the summer of 1974, he took part in the vote on the impeachment charges against Richard Nixon . Kastenmeier was one of the prosecutors in the impeachment proceedings against Nevada federal judge Harry E. Claiborne .
In the 1990 elections Robert Kastenmeier was defeated by the Republican Scott L. Klug . After that, he retired. He died in Arlington, Virginia on March 20, 2015, at the age of 91.
Web links
- Robert Kastenmeier in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam Clymer: Robert Kastenmeier, Liberal House Voice, Dies at 91. In: The New York Times, March 20, 2015 (English, accessed March 21, 2015).
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SURNAME | Kastenmeier, Robert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kastenmeier, Robert William (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Beaver Dam , Wisconsin |
DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 2015 |
Place of death | Arlington County , Virginia |