| LC control no. | n 82244394 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003 |
| Variant(s) | Roth, William V., 1921-2003 |
| Birth date | 19210722 |
| Death date | 20031213 |
| Place of birth | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| Place of death | Wilmington (Del.) |
| Affiliation | University of Oregon United States. Army Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration Harvard Law School United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | The power to destroy, 1999: t.p. (William V. Roth, Jr.) U.S. Gen. Acct. Office. Public assistance benefits vary widely from state to state, but generally exceed the poverty line, 1980: t.p. (Honorable William V. Roth, United States Senate) LC data base, 1/23/84 (hdg.: Roth, William V., 1921- ) Cong. yellow bk., Fall 1998 (Roth, William V., Jr.; Sen.-Republican-Delaware; b. 07-22-1921; MBA, LLB, Harvard) New York times, Dec. 15, 2003: obituaries (William V. Roth, Jr.; d. Dec. 13, 2003, New York, N.Y.) Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, September 12, 2014 (Roth, William Victor, Jr., a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., July 22, 1921; attended the public schools of Helena, Mont.; graduated, University of Oregon 1943; graduated, Harvard Business School 1947; graduated, Harvard Law School 1949; admitted to the California bar in 1950 and the Delaware bar in 1958; served in the United States Army 1943-1946; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and Ninety-first Congresses and served from January 3, 1967, until his resignation December 31, 1970; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected in 1970 to the United States Senate for the term commencing January 3, 1971; subsequently appointed January 1, 1971, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John J. Williams for the term ending January 3, 1971; reelected in 1976, 1982, 1988 and 1994 and served from January 1, 1971, to January 3, 2001; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000; chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress [January 3, 1995-September 12, 1995]); Committee on Finance (One Hundred Fourth Congress through One Hundred Sixth Congress [September 12, 1995-January 3, 2001]); was a resident of Wilmington, Del, until his death on December 13, 2003) |
| Associated language | eng |
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