| LC control no. | n 50005527 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bayh, Birch, 1928-2019 |
| Located | Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1928-01-22 |
| Death date | 2019-03-14 |
| Place of birth | Terre Haute (Ind.) |
| Place of death | Easton (Md.) |
| Affiliation | Purdue University. School of Agriculture Indiana State University Indiana University. School of Law Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives--Speakers Legislators Lawyers Farmers |
| Found in | The Senator from Shirkeyville. [MP] 1963. Report to the Senate of Senator Birch Bayh, chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence, February 22, 1978, 1978: t.p. (Birch Bayh) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, October 30, 2013 (Bayh, Birch Evans, (father of Evan Bayh), a Senator from Indiana; born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., January 22, 1928; attended the public schools; served in the United States Army 1946-1948; graduated Purdue University School of Agriculture at Lafayette in 1951; attended Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1952-1953; graduated Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, 1960; was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1961 and commenced practice in Terre Haute; farmer and lawyer; member, State house of representatives 1954-1962, serving as minority leader in 1957 and 1961 and as speaker in 1959; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1962; reelected in 1968 and 1974 and served from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1981; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980; chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence (Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses); lawyer practicing in Washington, D.C.) New York times WWW site, viewed Mar. 14, 2019 (Birch Bayh; b. Birch Evans Bayh Jr., Jan. 28 [sic], 1928, Terre Haute, Ind.; d. Thursday [Mar. 14, 2019], Easton, Md., aged 91; liberal former senator from Indiana whose work in Congress had an enduring impact on American life, in protecting women from sex discrimination in education, guaranteeing 18-year-olds the right to vote, and providing for the removal of a sitting president) Washington post WWW site, viewed Mar. 14. 2019 (Birch Bayh; b. Birch Evans Bayh Jr., Jan. 22, 1928, Terre Haute, Ind.; d. Mar. 14, Easton, Md., aged 91) |
| Associated language | eng |
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