William Sheldrick Conover II (born August 27, 1928) is a former Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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Conover was born in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

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. He graduated from Lake Forest High School

Lake Forest High School (Illinois)

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 in Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest, Illinois

Lake Forest is an affluent city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The city is south of Waukegan along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded around Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in...

, in 1946. He received a his B.S. from Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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 in Evanston, Illinois

Evanston, Illinois

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, in 1950. He served as a lieutenant (jg.) in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 from 1952 to 1954. He was president of the Mt. Lebanon Young Republicans from 1959 to 1960, and president of the Upper St. Clair

Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania

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 Republican Club from 1965 to 1966. He was president and owner of Conover & Associates, Inc., insurance brokers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Conover was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second

92nd United States Congress

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 Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative James G. Fulton

James G. Fulton

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1972

United States House election, 1972

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. He resumed business interests in Pittsburgh.