Chester L. Mize | |
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 From 1969'sPocket Congressional Directory of the Ninety-First Congress | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Avery |
| Succeeded by | William R. Roy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1917-12-25)December 25, 1917 Atchison, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 1994(1994-01-11) (aged 76) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Muchnic |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas School of Business |
| Occupation | Businessman Rancher Farmer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | .svg) United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1941-1945 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |  Bronze Star Medal withCombat V |
Chester Louis Mize (December 25, 1917 – January 11, 1994) was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromKansas.
Mize was a native ofAtchison, Kansas, and attended theUniversity of Kansas School of Business. He served in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II, and received theBronze Star Medal withCombat V.
After the war, Mize was involved in his family's wholesale hardware business, and was an officer of several other corporations, in addition to owning and operating a farm and a cattle ranch. Mize also served on the Atchison school board, and was active in several other civic organizations, including the board of trustees ofMount St. Scholastica College.
In 1964, Mize was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served three terms, 1965 to 1971, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1970. After leaving Congress, Mize served as chairman of theUnited States Tariff Commission in 1971. In retirement, he resided inNaples, Florida before moving toLa Jolla, California. He died in La Jolla on January 11, 1994, and was buried in Atchison.
Mize was born inAtchison, Kansas on December 25, 1917.[1] He attended the public schools of Atchison, and graduated fromAtchison High School.[2] He then studied at theUniversity of Kansas School of Business from 1935 to 1939.[1]
He joined theUnited States Naval Reserve in 1940, where he served on active duty in theSouth Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945 on board the USSHornet.[2] He was released to inactive service as alieutenant commander at the end of the war, and was awarded theBronze Star withCombat V.[1]
AfterWorld War II, Mize served in a number of leadership positions in business, including succeeding his father as treasurer of Blish, Mize & Silliman wholesale hardware.[1] He served as vice president of Locomotive Finished Materials Co. from 1951 to 1958, and as vice president of Valley Co., Inc. from 1958 to 1964.[1] He owned and operated a cattle ranch inNew Mexico and a farm inAtchison County, Kansas, where he was a member of the Atchison School Board.[1]
Mize served as chairman of the board of trustees ofMount St. Scholastica College in Atchison.[1] He also served as member of the School of Business Administration Advisory Board and the athletic board of theUniversity of Kansas, and was president of the school's alumni association.[1] In addition, Mize was a member of thePhi Delta Theta social fraternity.[3]
Mize was an active member of theEpiscopal Church.[3] In addition, he was a member of the Kansas Farm Bureau,Kansas Chamber of Commerce,Elks Club,American Legion, andVeterans of Foreign Wars.[3]
Mize was elected as aRepublican to theEighty-ninth,Ninetieth, andNinety-first Congresses (January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971).[1]
Mize served on theHouse Banking and Currency Committee, and was a member ofHouse Republican Conference task forces on Aging, theUnited Nations, andLatin America.[3] He was also interested in government farm policy, as well as several conservation and flood control projects that were planned for or under construction in his district.[3]
In 1970, Mize was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to theNinety-second Congress.[1] He served as chairman of theUnited States Tariff Commission in 1971.[1]
In retirement, Mize was a resident of firstNaples, Florida,[3] and thenLa Jolla, California.[2] He died in La Jolla of bladder cancer on January 11, 1994.[1] He was buried Mount Vernon Cemetery in Atchison, Kansas.
Mize was married to Elizabeth Muchnic Mize.[2] They later divorced, and in 1985 Elizabeth Mize married Paul Elicker. Chester and Elizabeth Mize were the parents of David, Janet, and Anne.[2]
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