John Dellenback | |
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| 7th Director of thePeace Corps | |
| In office April 25, 1975 – May 13, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Craw |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn R. Payton |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Duncan |
| Succeeded by | James H. Weaver |
| Member of theOregon House of Representatives | |
| In office 1960–1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1918-11-06)November 6, 1918 |
| Died | December 7, 2002(2002-12-07) (aged 84) Medford, Oregon, US |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Dellenback |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Michigan |
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John Richard Dellenback (November 6, 1918 – December 7, 2002) was aRepublicanU.S. congressman fromOregon.
Born inChicago,Illinois, Dellenback's maternal grandparents wereNorwegian and his paternal grandparents were each fromAlsace-Lorraine andGermany.[1] After graduating fromYale University, he served in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II, then received his law degree from theUniversity of Michigan in 1949 and began teaching law atOregon State College (later Oregon State University) that same year.
In 1960, Dellenback was elected to theOregon House of Representatives, and in1966, was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives, representingOregon's 4th congressional district. While in Congress, Dellenback, a Republican, earned a reputation as an independent thinker. He wrote legislation to establish theOregon Dunes National Recreation Area, worked to pass a bill that made pipeline permit-holders and shippers liable for oil spills,[2] and supported federalTitle IX legislation for equal opportunity for boys and girls in athletics.[3] Dellenback voted in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1968,[4][5] and in 1971, he voted in favor of theEqual Employment Opportunity Act.[6]
Dellenback served four terms in the House and was defeated in the1974 elections by liberalDemocratJim Weaver. Dellenback's defeat is largely attributed to the anti-Republican mood of the electorate in the wake of theWatergate scandal.
After leaving Congress, Dellenback was appointed by PresidentGerald Ford as director of thePeace Corps, where he served from 1975 to 1977. From 1977 to 1988, Dellenback was president of the Christian College Coalition (now called theCouncil for Christian Colleges & Universities.[2] In this capacity he was appointed in 1985 byGeorge P. Shultz to a panel evaluating theReagan administration's policy toward apartheid South Africa; he was one of three dissenting voices that called increased pressure onthe apartheid government "wasteful and counterproductive".[7]
Dellenback died inMedford, Oregon ofviral pneumonia in 2002.[3]
To date, he is the last Republican to serve as representative from Oregon's 4th congressional district.
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