Orvin B. Fjare
U.S. Congressperson
1918 – 2011
Who was Orvin B. Fjare?
Orvin Benonie Fjare was a U.S. Representative from Montana.
Born on a ranch near Big Timber, Montana, Fjare attended public schools. He was employed as a clerk in a clothing store at Big Timber, Montana, and later became part owner. Fjare enlisted as a private in the United States Army in 1940 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Artillery in 1942. He served as a pilot in the South Pacific and was discharged as a captain in 1946. He served as member of the Montana Public Welfare Commission 1952โ1954. He served as member of board of trustees of Big Timber Public Schools 1951โ1954.
Fjare was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fourth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress. He served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives in 1959. He engaged in the life insurance business. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1960. Fjare was the advertising director of the Montana State Highway Department from 1962 to 1969. He served as director of Montana Federal Housing Administration 1970โ1979. Up until his death Fjare was a resident of Big Timber, Montana.
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- Born
- Apr 16, 1918
Big Timber - Also known as
- Orvin Fjare
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Jun 27, 2011
Helena
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on July 23, 2013
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