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MYERS, John Thomas

MYERS, John Thomas
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
MYERS, John Thomas
1927–2015

Office

Representative

State/Territory

Indiana

Party

Republican

Congress(es)

90th (1967–1969), 91st (1969–1971), 92nd (1971–1973), 93rd (1973–1975), 94th (1975–1977), 95th (1977–1979), 96th (1979–1981), 97th (1981–1983), 98th (1983–1985), 99th (1985–1987), 100th (1987–1989), 101st (1989–1991), 102nd (1991–1993), 103rd (1993–1995), 104th (1995–1997)

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Concise Biography

MYERS, John Thomas, (father–in–law of Brian D. Kerns), a Representative from Indiana; born in Covington, Fountain County, Ind., February 8, 1927; graduated from Covington High School, Covington, Ind., 1945; B.S., Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind., 1951; United States Army, 1945-1946; cashier and trust officer with The Fountain Trust Co., Covington, Ind., 1952-1966; farmer, Fountain County, Ind.; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1997); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996; died on January 27, 2015, in Covington, Ind.; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery, Covington, Ind.

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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External Research Collections

Indiana State University
University Archives

Terre Haute, IN
Papers: 1966-1996, approximately 271 cubic feet. The papers of John Thomas Myers contains photos, audio-visual material, press releases, campaign files, constituent case and issue mail, academy files, project files, committee and subcommittee files, and office files.
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Bibliography / Further Reading

Ralph Nader Congress Project. Citizens Look at Congress: John T. Myers, Republican Representative from Indiana. Washington, D. C.: Grossman Publishers, 1972.

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