Fred Wampler | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil M. Harden |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. Roudebush |
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| Born | (1909-10-15)October 15, 1909 |
| Died | June 8, 1999(1999-06-08) (aged 89) |
Fred Wampler (October 15, 1909 – June 8, 1999) was an AmericanWorld War II and Korean War veteran who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1959 to 1961.
Born inCarrier Mills, Illinois, Wampler earned a B.A. fromIndiana State University inTerre Haute, Indiana (at the time, Indiana State Teachers College), and an M.A. in 1940 from Indiana University. A veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, he served in theUnited States Navy, (1944–46 and 1950–54); and in theUnited States Naval Reserve, (1946–49 and 1954–60) for a total of 15 years.
An excellent collegiate athlete, he was awarded 12 letters by Indiana State from 1928 to 1931,[1] he entered the local high school teaching and coaching ranks following graduation. Over the next 21 years he was a teacher, the head football coach and assistant coach in tennis, golf and basketball at his alma mater, Gerstmeyer High School in Terre Haute, where he had lettered in four sports (baseball, basketball, football and track) as a student. From 1947 to 1949, during off seasons, he was a radio sports director and announcer.
Wampler was elected as aDemocrat to theEighty-sixth Congress (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to theEighty-seventh Congress in 1960 and for election to theEighty-eighth Congress in 1962.
He was appointed to the Indiana-Illinois Wabash Valley Interstate Commission, serving from 1961 to 1962, and was regional coordinator, U.S. Department of the Interior, from 1963 to 1970. He also served as state and federal funding coordinator for the Ohio State Department of Natural Resources and Transportation from 1971 to 1976.
He died at age 90 inMason, Ohio, and was interred in Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, Indiana.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 6th congressional district 1959-1961 | Succeeded by |
