| LC control no. | n 99271607 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Melcher, John, 1924-2018 |
| Associated place | Montana |
| Located | Forsyth (Mont.) |
| Place of birth | Sioux City (Iowa) |
| Place of death | Missoula (Mont.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Army Iowa State University Montana. Legislature. House of Representatives Montana. Legislature. Senate United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Mayors Veterinarians |
| Found in | NUCMC data from University of Montana, K. Ross Toole Archives for J. Flaherty papers, (John Melcher; Montana congressman) Bio. dir. of US Congress (Melcher, John; b. 1924) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, July 24, 2014 (Melcher, John, a Representative and a Senator from Montana; born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, September 6, 1924; attended the University of Minnesota; served in the United States Army 1943-1945; graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine, Iowa State University 1950; moved to Forsyth, Mont., and established a veterinary clinic; alderman in Forsyth, Mont., 1953; elected mayor of Forsyth 1955, reelected in 1957 and 1959; elected State representative for Rosebud County, Mont., 1960; elected State senator 1962, served in the 1963 and 1965 sessions; again served in 1969 as a State representative; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-first Congress, by special election, June 24, 1969, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James F. Battin; reelected to the three succeeding Congresses and served from June 24, 1969, to January 3, 1977; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1976; reelected in 1982 and served from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 1989; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1988; established a legal consulting firm; chairman, Select Committee on Indian Affairs (Ninety-sixth Congress), Special Committee on Aging (One Hundredth Congress)) New York times WWW site, viewed Apr. 16, 2018 (in obituary published Apr. 13: John Melcher; b. John David Melcher, Sept. 6, 1924, Sioux City, Iowa; d. Thursday [Apr. 12, 2018], Missoula, Mont., aged 93; Montana Democrat who served 20 years in Congress, succeeding the storied Senator Mike Mansfield and embracing both economic development and environmental protections for a state rich in natural resources and pristine wilderness) |
| Associated language | eng |
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