Richard Lowell Roudebush (January 18, 1918 – January 28, 1995) was an American politician who served five terms as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1961 to 1971.
Richard Roudebush | |
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| Administrator of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office October 12, 1974 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Donald Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Max Cleland |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Wampler |
| Succeeded by | Bud Hillis |
| Constituency | 6th district (1961–1967) 10th district (1967–1969) 5th district (1969–1971) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Lowell Roudebush January 18, 1918 Noblesville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1995 (aged 77) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Butler University (BA) |
Early life and education
editBorn on a farm in Hamilton County, near Noblesville, Indiana, Roudebush attended Hamilton County schools. He graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis, in 1941.
World War II
editHe served in the United States Army from November 18, 1941, to August 12, 1944, as a demolition specialist for the Ordnance Department in Middle Eastern, North African, and Italian campaigns. He was a farmer and a partner in a livestock commission company. He served as National Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1957–1958, and as chairman of the Indiana Veterans Commission from 1954 to 1960.
Congress
editRoudebush was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1971). Roudebush voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964,[1] and 1968,[2] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[3][4] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1970, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate against incumbent Democrat Vance Hartke in the closest Senate election in Indiana history.[citation needed]
Later career and death
editHe later served as the Administrator of Veterans Affairs from 1974 to 1977.
He died in Sarasota, Florida on January 28, 1995, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[5] The Richard L. Roudebush V.A. Medical Center in Indianapolis was named in his honor.
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE. -- House Vote #128 -- Feb 10, 1964". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR … -- House Vote #113 -- Aug 16, 1967". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF … -- House Vote #193 -- Aug 27, 1962". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT. -- House Vote #87 -- Jul 9, 1965". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ↑ "Burial detail: Roudebush, Richard L". ANC Explorer. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
Sources
edit- United States Congress. "Richard L. Roudebush (id: R000464)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Wernher von Braun and Roudebush (L) discuss Apollo models.
Representative Roudebush and other members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visit the Marshall Space Flight Center on March 9, 1962, to gather first-hand information of the nation's space exploration program.
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.