Gerald W. Landis
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Gerald Wayne Landis was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Bloomfield, Indiana
, Landis attended the public schools of Linton, Indiana
.
He served as a lieutenant in the Infantry of the United States Army
in 1918 and 1919.
He was graduated from Indiana University
at Bloomington in 1923 and received master's degree in 1938.
He taught in the high schools at Linton, Indiana
from 1923 to 1938.
Landis was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-sixth
and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1949).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first
Congress.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1944 and Indiana State convention in 1964.
He served as assistant to the Administrator, Commodity Stabilization Service, Department of Agriculture, from April 1954 to January 1961.
He died in Linton, Indiana
, September 6, 1971.
He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born in Bloomfield, Indiana
Bloomfield, Indiana
Bloomfield is a town in Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,405 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Greene County.Bloomfield is part of the Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Landis attended the public schools of Linton, Indiana
Linton, Indiana
Linton is a city in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,774 at the 2000 census. A coal mining city, it is located southeast of Terre Haute. The current mayor is Patti Jones....
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He served as a lieutenant in the Infantry of the United States Army
United States Army
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in 1918 and 1919.
He was graduated from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
at Bloomington in 1923 and received master's degree in 1938.
He taught in the high schools at Linton, Indiana
Linton, Indiana
Linton is a city in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,774 at the 2000 census. A coal mining city, it is located southeast of Terre Haute. The current mayor is Patti Jones....
from 1923 to 1938.
Landis was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-sixth
76th United States Congress
The Seventy-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941, during the seventh and...
and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1949).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first
81st United States Congress
The Eighty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives...
Congress.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1944 and Indiana State convention in 1964.
He served as assistant to the Administrator, Commodity Stabilization Service, Department of Agriculture, from April 1954 to January 1961.
He died in Linton, Indiana
Linton, Indiana
Linton is a city in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,774 at the 2000 census. A coal mining city, it is located southeast of Terre Haute. The current mayor is Patti Jones....
, September 6, 1971.
He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.