Ehlers, Vernon J

LC control no.	n 97110799
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Ehlers, Vernon J. *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Ehlers, Vern
Birth date	1934-02-06
Death date	2017-08-15
Place of birth	Pipestone (Minn.)
Place of death	Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Field of activity	United States--Politics and government Physics Kent County (Mich.)--Politics and government Michigan--Politics and government
Affiliation	United States. Congress. House University of California, Berkeley Calvin College Kent County (Mich.). Board of Commissioners Michigan. Legislature. Senate
Profession or occupation	Legislators Physicists
Found in	Caring for creation, 1998: CIP t.p. (Vernon J. Ehlers) Biographical directory of the United States Congress online, viewed August 2, 2012 (Ehlers, Vernon James, a Representative from Michigan; born in Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minn., February 6, 1934) viewed Aug. 21, 2017 (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1960; teaching and scientific research, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1956-1966; professor of physics, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1966-1985; commissioner, Kent County, Mich., 1975-1983; member of the Michigan state house of representatives, 1983-1985; member of the Michigan state senate, 1985-1993; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Paul B. Henry, reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (December 7, 1993-January 3, 2011); died on August 15, 2017, in Grand Rapids, Mich.) Wikipedia, viewed August 2, 2012 (Vernon James "Vern" Ehlers, Ph.D. (born February 6, 1934) is the former U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district, serving from 1993 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party; Ehlers was the first research physicist to be elected to Congress)
Associated language	eng