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James V. Heidinger | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's24th district | |
| In office January 3, 1941 – March 22, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Claude V. Parsons |
| Succeeded by | Roy Clippinger |
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| Born | James Vandaveer Heidinger (1882-07-17)July 17, 1882 |
| Died | March 22, 1945(1945-03-22) (aged 62) Phoenix, Arizona, US |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Northern Illinois College of Law |
| Occupation | lawyer |
James Vandaveer Heidinger (July 17, 1882 – March 22, 1945) was aU.S. representative fromIllinois.
He was born on a farm nearMount Erie, Illinois, he attended the rural schools, Northern Illinois Normal School,De Kalb, Illinois, and Valparaiso (Indiana) University. He taught in the rural schools ofWayne County, Illinois. He was graduated from Northern Illinois College of Law,Dixon, Illinois, in 1908. He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inFairfield, Illinois. He was the county judge ofWayne County, Illinois from 1914 to 1926. He served as assistant attorney general of Illinois 1927-1933. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1928. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theSeventy-second andSeventy-fourth Congresses.
Heidinger was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-seventh,Seventy-eighth, andSeventy-ninth Congresses and served from January 3, 1941, until his death inPhoenix, Arizona frompulmonary fibrosis,[1] on March 22, 1945.He was interred in Maple Hill Cemetery,Fairfield, Illinois.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 24th congressional district January 3, 1941 - March 22, 1945 | Succeeded by |
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