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Born July 9, 1932 • Chicago • Illinois
Died June 29, 2021 (aged 88) • Taos • New Mexico
Title / Office House of Representatives (1963-1969), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In Afghanistan War • Iraq War

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