Capehart, Homer E. (Homer Earl), 1897-1979

LC control no.	n 86034212
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Capehart, Homer E. (Homer Earl), 1897-1979 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Capehart, H. E. (Homer Earl), 1897-1979 Capehart, Homer Earl, 1897-
Birth date	18970606
Death date	19790903
Place of birth	Algiers, Ind.
Place of death	Indianapolis, Ind.
Affiliation	United States. Army. Infantry, 12th United States. Congress. Senate
Found in	NUCMC data from Sioux City Publ. Mus. for Huff, T.B. Papers, 1907-1968 (Homer E. Capehart) NUCMC files (Capehart, Homer Earl, 1897-1979) WWA, 1950/51 (Capehart, Homer Earl; b. 1897; US Sen., Indiana; businessman; chmn. bd. Packard Mfg. Co., Indianapolis; son of Alvin Thomas & Susan (Kelso) Capehard; m. Irma Viola Mueller) NY times pers. name index, c1977 (Capehart, Homer E. [12 entries]; Capehart, Homer Earl [3]; Capehart, H.E. [1]) LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Capehart, Homer Earl, 1897- ) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, via WWW, July 19, 2013 (Capehart, Homer Earl (1897-1979); a Senator from Indiana; born in Algiers, Pike County, Ind., June 6, 1897; during the First World War enlisted as a private in the United States Army; promoted to sergeant and served in the Twelfth Infantry, 1917-1919; engaged in farming and the radio, phonograph, and television manufacturing business; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1944; reelected in 1950 and 1956 and served from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1963; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962; chairman, Joint Committee on Defense Production (Eighty-third Congress), Committee on Banking and Currency (Eighty-third Congress); engaged in farming, manufacturing, and investment pursuits; retired; resided in Indianapolis, Ind., until his death there September 3, 1979)