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  Halleck, Charles A.
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NameCharles A. Halleck
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Rensselaer, Indiana , United States
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Born August 22, 1900
DiedMarch 03, 1986 (85 years)
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InfoHALLECK, Charles Abraham, a Representative from Indiana; born in Demotte, Jasper County, Ind., August 22, 1900; attended the public schools; during the First World War served in the Infantry of the United States Army; Indiana University at Bloomington, A.B., 1922 and from the law department of the same university, LL.B., 1924; was admitted to the bar in 1924 and commenced practice in Rensselaer, Ind.; prosecuting attorney for the thirtieth judicial circuit 1924-1934; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman-elect Frederick Landis; reelected to the Seventy-fifth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses and served from January 29, 1935, to January 3, 1969; majority leader (Eightieth and Eighty-third Congresses); minority leader (Eighty-sixth, Eighty-seventh, and Eighty-eighth Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress; delegate to each Republican National Convention from 1936 to 1968, and permanent chairman in 1960; was a resident of Rensselaer, Ind. until his death in Lafayette, Ind., March 3, 1986; interment in Weston Cemetery, Rensselaer.


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  11/08/1966 IN District 2 Won 56.09% (+12.19%)
  01/04/1965 US House Minority Leader Lost 47.86% (-4.29%)
  11/03/1964 IN District 2 Won 52.89% (+5.78%)
  05/05/1964 IN District 02 - R Primary Won 81.05% (+62.09%)
  01/09/1963 US House Speaker Lost 40.42% (-18.71%)
  12/01/1962 US House Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1962 IN District 2 Won 57.60% (+15.20%)
  01/10/1962 US House Speaker Lost 39.90% (-19.71%)
  01/03/1961 US House Speaker Lost 39.53% (-20.47%)
  12/01/1960 US House Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1960 IN District 2 Won 57.46% (+15.25%)
  01/07/1959 US House Speaker Lost 34.34% (-30.86%)
  01/06/1959 US House Minority Leader Won 51.39% (+2.78%)
  11/04/1958 IN District 2 Won 52.23% (+4.46%)
  11/06/1956 IN District 2 Won 62.23% (+24.80%)
  05/08/1956 IN District 02 - R Primary Won 82.75% (+65.49%)
  11/02/1954 IN District 2 Won 59.59% (+19.17%)
  11/04/1952 IN District 2 Won 63.29% (+27.22%)
  07/11/1952 US Vice President - R Convention Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  11/07/1950 IN District 2 Won 57.23% (+15.07%)
  11/02/1948 IN District 2 Won 55.23% (+11.26%)
  06/25/1948 US Vice President - R Convention Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  05/04/1948 IN District 02 - R Primary Won 80.95% (+61.90%)
  11/05/1946 IN District 2 Won 61.32% (+23.61%)
  05/07/1946 IN District 02 - R Primary Won 81.48% (+62.96%)
  11/07/1944 IN District 2 Won 61.56% (+23.63%)
  11/03/1942 IN District 2 Won 61.24% (+22.49%)
  11/05/1940 IN District 2 Won 58.07% (+16.14%)
  11/08/1938 IN District 2 Won 57.82% (+15.63%)
  11/03/1936 IN District 2 Won 51.51% (+3.35%)
  01/29/1935 IN District 2 - Special Election Won 52.74% (+5.49%)
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