| LC control no. | n 79091232 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Glenn, John, 1921-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Glenn, John Herschel, 1921- Glenn, John H., Jr., 1921-2016 Glenn, John Herschel, Jr., 1921-2016 |
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| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1921-07-18 |
| Death date | 2016-12-08 |
| Place of birth | Cambridge (Ohio) |
| Place of death | Columbus (Ohio) |
| Field of activity | United States--Politics and government Manned space flight |
| Affiliation | United States. Marine Corps United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Politicians Astronauts Air pilots, Military |
| Found in | U.S. Cong. S. Comm. on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Orbital flight of John H. Glenn, Jr. Hearing ... 1962 Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, July 25, 2013 (Glenn, John Herschel, Jr., a Senator from Ohio; born in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, July 18, 1921; educated in the public schools of New Concord, Ohio; graduated, Muskingum College; served in the United States Marine Corps 1942-1965; test pilot; joined the United States space program in 1959, having been selected as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts; in February 1962, became the first American to orbit the Earth; unsuccessful candidate in 1964 to the United States Senate; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in November 1974, for the term commencing January 3, 1975; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 24, 1974, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Howard M. Metzenbaum for the term ending January 3, 1975; reelected in 1980, 1986, and again in 1992 for the term ending January 3, 1999; not a candidate for reelection in 1998; chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses); returned to space as payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, October 29 to November 7, 1998; awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on August 7, 2009, for service as first American to orbit the earth; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 29, 2012) Washington Post website, viewed December 8, 2016 (John Glenn; John Herschel Glenn Jr.; born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio; died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio, aged 95; astronaut; U.S. Senator) Britannica online, December 11, 2016 (John Glenn, in full John Herschel Glenn, Jr., also called John H. Glenn, Jr. (born July 18, 1921, Cambridge, Ohio, U.S.-died December 8, 2016, Columbus, Ohio); the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth; joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943; graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland, in 1954; elected U.S. senator from Ohio in 1974 and was reelected three times thereafter; retired from the Senate in 1999; helped found the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy in 2000 (now part of the John Glenn School of Public Affairs) at Ohio State University) |
| Associated language | eng |
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