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John T. Myers | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Edward A. Pease |
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| Born | John Thomas Myers (1927-02-08)February 8, 1927 Covington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 27, 2015(2015-01-27) (aged 87) Covington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carol Myers |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Indiana State University |
John Thomas Myers (February 8, 1927 – January 27, 2015) was an American politician who served 15 terms as aRepublican congressman fromIndiana's 7th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997.
Born inCovington, Indiana, Myers graduated from Covington High School in 1945 and earned hisB.S. atIndiana State University in 1951. He also attendedEastern Illinois University where he was a member of theSigma Pi fraternity.[1]
Myers served in theUnited States Army from 1945 to 1946.
He was a cashier and trust officer with the Fountain Trust Company from 1952 to 1966 and worked as a farmer inFountain County.
He was first elected to Congress in 1966 and was re-elected fourteen more times, serving from 1967 until his retirement in 1997. Although he was the ranking Republican on theUnited States House Committee on Appropriations, after the Republicans took control of the House in 1994, Myers was passed over for the position by new House SpeakerNewt Gingrich, giving the post toBob Livingston.[2][3]
Myers was married and had two daughters and five grandchildren. His son-in-law,Brian Kerns, represented the same district from 2001 to 2003.
Myers died at his home in Covington, Indiana on January 27, 2015, at the age of 87.[4]
A pedestrian bridge connecting nearby citiesLafayette andWest Lafayette inTippecanoe County is named after Myers and opened in 1993.[5]
A technology center is named for Myers at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana.[6]
Alock and dam on the Ohio River are named for Myers.
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