William L. Springer
William L. Springer | |
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Edward Rell Madigan (Redistricting) | |
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Born | Sullivan, Indiana | April 12, 1909
Died | September 20, 1992 Champaign, Illinois | (aged 83)
Political party | Republican |
William Lee Springer (April 12, 1909 – September 20, 1992) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
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Springer was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1973). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress. He served as a member of the Federal Power Commission, May 1973 – December 1975. He served as a member of the Federal Election Commission from May 1976 to March 1979. Springer voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[1] 1960,[2] 1964,[3] and 1968,[4] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[5][6] He was a resident of Champaign, Illinois until his death on September 20, 1992.
References
- ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
- ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
- ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
- United States Congress. "William L. Springer (id: S000756)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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