Roy H. McVicker
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Roy Harrison McVicker was a U.S. Representative
from Colorado
.
Born in Edgewater, Colorado
, Mcvicker was educated at South Denver High School, Denver University, Columbia College
, and graduated from Columbia Law School
in 1950.
Lay preacher in the Methodist Church at eighteen years of age.
During the Second World War served in the United States Navy
in the Southwest Pacific.
He served as assistant professor in psychology at Colorado State College in 1946 and 1947.
He worked under President Truman in establishment of the Admiral Nimitz Commission on Internal Security and Civil Rights in 1950 and 1951.
He was admitted to the bar
in New York in 1950, and practiced law in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
from 1953 to 1964.
He served as member of the State senate 1956-1964.
Mcvicker was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-ninth
Congress (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1967).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth
Congress.
Contract consultant, Agency for International Development, Denver, Colorado
, 1967.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Westminster, Colorado
, September 15, 1973.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.
Born in Edgewater, Colorado
Edgewater, Colorado
The City of Edgewater is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Edgewater is located on the northwest side of Denver, in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population is 5,170...
, Mcvicker was educated at South Denver High School, Denver University, Columbia College
Columbia College of Columbia University
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King's College, receiving a Royal Charter from King George II...
, and graduated from Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
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in 1950.
Lay preacher in the Methodist Church at eighteen years of age.
During the Second World War served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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in the Southwest Pacific.
He served as assistant professor in psychology at Colorado State College in 1946 and 1947.
He worked under President Truman in establishment of the Admiral Nimitz Commission on Internal Security and Civil Rights in 1950 and 1951.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in New York in 1950, and practiced law in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
The City of Wheat Ridge is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is a western suburb of Denver. The Wheat Ridge Municipal Center is approximately west-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver...
from 1953 to 1964.
He served as member of the State senate 1956-1964.
Mcvicker was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Eighty-ninth
89th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President of the Senate: Hubert Humphrey , starting January 20, 1965* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Mike Mansfield...
Congress (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1967).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth
90th United States Congress
The Ninetieth 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, 1967 to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of...
Congress.
Contract consultant, Agency for International Development, Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, 1967.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Westminster, Colorado
Westminster, Colorado
Westminster is a Home Rule Municipality in Adams and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Westminster is a northwest suburb of Denver. The Westminster Municipal Center is located north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol. The United States Census Bureau that the city population...
, September 15, 1973.