William L. Springer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's22nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Rolla C. McMillen |
| Succeeded by | Edward Rell Madigan (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1909-04-12)April 12, 1909 Sullivan, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 1992(1992-09-20) (aged 83) Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
William Lee Springer (April 12, 1909 – September 20, 1992) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inSullivan, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools and Sullivan and Culver Military Academy atCulver, Indiana.DePauw University,Greencastle, Indiana, B.A., 1931. He graduated from the law school of theUniversity of Illinois, LL.B., in 1935. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1935 and commenced the practice of law in 1936 inChampaign, Illinois. He was the state's attorney ofChampaign County, Illinois from 1940 to 1942. He served in theUnited States Navy from March 1942 as an officer, with nineteen months' foreign duty, until discharged as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve on September 22, 1945. He was a county judge in Champaign County from 1946 to 1950.
Springer was elected as aRepublican to theEighty-second and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1973). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1972 to theNinety-third Congress. He served as a member of theFederal Power Commission, May 1973 – December 1975. He served as a member of theFederal Election Commission from May 1976 to March 1979. Springer voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[1]1960,[2]1964,[3] and1968,[4] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and theVoting Rights Act of 1965.[5][6] He was a resident ofChampaign, Illinois until his death on September 20, 1992.
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 fromIllinois's 22nd congressional district 1951-1973 | Succeeded by |
