Lucien Nedzi | |
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.jpeg) Nedzi from the Congressional pictorial directory, 1979 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan | |
| In office November 7, 1961 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Thaddeus M. Machrowicz |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Hertel |
| Constituency | 1st district (1961-1965) 14th district (1965-1981) |
| Public Administrator ofWayne County, Michigan | |
| In office January 1, 1955 – November 7, 1961[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lucien Norbert Nedzi (1925-05-28)May 28, 1925 (age 99) Hamtramck, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | [2] |
| Children | 5[2] |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) University of Detroit (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States ArmyUnited States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 (active) 1946–1953 (reserve) |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Lucien Norbert Nedzi (born May 28, 1925) is an American attorney and politician fromMichigan who served as public administrator ofWayne County, Michigan from 1955 to 1961 and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1981. He is a member of theDemocratic Party.
Nedzi was born to immigrants Aleksander Nedzi and Stephania (Wojszko) Nedzi in the town ofHamtramck, Michigan, an exclave ofDetroit. Nedzi is of Polish descent. He graduated from theUniversity of Michigan in 1943. In 1951, he earned aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He was admitted to the Michiganbar in January 1952. He later graduated from theNational War College andNaval War College.[3]
From 1944 to 1946, he served in theUnited States Army duringWorld War II as an infantryman in thePhilippines, and in theUnited States Army Corps of Engineers inJapan. From 1946 to 1953, he was in the activeUnited States Army Reserve, during which time he served in theKorean War.
He served as the public administrator ofWayne County, Michigan, from 1955 to 1961.
Nedzi was elected as a U.S. representative fromMichigan's 1st congressional district to the87th United States Congress in a special election in 1961 to fill the vacancy left by resigning U.S. representativeThaddeus M. Machrowicz. He was re-elected in the1962 election and two years later he was elected from the14th district and every two years after that until he declined to seek re-election in the1980 election. In all, he served from November 7, 1961, to January 3, 1981. Nedzi voted in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1964.[4]
Nedzi chaired the HouseSelect Committee on Intelligence, known as the Nedzi Committee, from February 1975 until he controversially resigned in June. The committee's work was continued by thePike Committee.[5] In addition, Nedzi chaired theUnited States Congressional Joint Committee on the Library from 1973 to 1979 and theUnited States House Committee on House Administration from 1979 to 1981.
Nedzi married the former Margaret Kathleen "Peggy" Garvey on January 28, 1952, inLaredo, Texas, after they met on a blind date during her dietetic internship atHenry Ford Hospital inDetroit. Together, they had five children and nine grandchildren. For the rest of their marriage, they lived inMcLean, Virginia.[6] Peggy Nedzi died on November 1, 2020[7][8] at age 95 while recovering from an acuteRheumatoid vasculitis earlier in the fall.[8]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 1st congressional district November 7, 1961 – January 3, 1965 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 14th congressional district January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1981 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former US Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative | Succeeded byas Former US Representative |
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