Paul Findley | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 20th district | |
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1983 | |
Preceded by | Edna O. Simpson |
Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. | June 23, 1921
Died | August 9, 2019 Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 98)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Illinois College |
Paul Findley (June 23, 1921 – August 9, 2019) was an American politician. He was a United States Representative from Illinois. He represented its 20th District.
A member of the Republican, he was first elected in 1960. Findley lost his seat in 1982 to future United States Senator Dick Durbin.[1] He was a cofounder of the Council for the National Interest, a Washington, D.C. advocacy group, and a board member of If Americans Knew.[2]
Findley died on August 9, 2019 at a hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois from congestive heart failure at the age of 98.[3]