John B. Anderson
U.S. Congressperson
1922 –
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Who is John B. Anderson?
John Bayard Anderson is a former United States Congressman and Presidential candidate from Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from the 16th Congressional District of Illinois for ten terms, from 1961 through 1981. Anderson was a Republican but ran as an independent candidate in the 1980 presidential election. He has been a political reform leader, including serving 12 years as chair of the board of FairVote.
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- Born
- Feb 15, 1922
Rockford - Also known as
- John Anderson
- Religion
- Evangelical Free Church of America
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Harvard Law School
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- UIUC College of Law
- Employment
- Duke University
- Oregon State University
- Lived in
- Rockford
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on July 23, 2013
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