Neil Staebler | |
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| Member of theFederal Election Commission | |
| In office April 1975 – October 1978 | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan'sat-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
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| Born | (1905-07-11)July 11, 1905 |
| Died | December 8, 2000(2000-12-08) (aged 95) |
| Education | University of Michigan (B.A.) |
Neil Oliver Staebler (July 11, 1905 – December 8, 2000) was an American politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Staebler hadGerman ancestry.[1] He was born inAnn Arbor, Michigan and graduated fromAnn Arbor High School in 1922. He received aB.A. from theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1926. He served on the staff of theOffice of Price Administration, 1942–1943, and in theUnited States Navy, 1943–1945. He was chairman, of the Michigan state Democratic central committee, 1950–1961 and a member of theDemocratic National Committee, 1961–1964 and 1965–1968. He was a visiting professor at theUniversity of Massachusetts in 1962. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention from Michigan in1952,1956,1960,1964, and1968.[2]
Following the1960 census, Michigan gained one additional seat in Congress due toreapportionment. Despite this change, thestate legislature did not create the new19th district in time for the 1962 elections, so Staebler was elected as anat-large candidate from theDemocratic Party to represent Michigan in the88th Congress, serving from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965. He did not pursue reelection in 1964, but instead unsuccessfully challenged incumbentRepublicanGovernor of MichiganGeorge W. Romney.
He was a member of theFederal Election Commission from April 1975 to October 1978. Staebler died in Ann Arbor from the effects ofAlzheimer's disease.
Staebler's father,Edward W. Staebler, was mayor of Ann Arbor from 1927 to 1931.[2]
Staebler's grandson, Ned Staebler, is the chief executive of TechTown, a high-tech business incubator in Detroit, and was a candidate in the primary for Michigan state house of representatives in the53rd District in 2010.[2][3]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Michigan 1964 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by None | United States Representative at large from Michigan 1963 – 1965 | Succeeded by None |
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