Cliffard Dale CARLSON, Congress, IL (1915-1977)

CARLSON Cliffard Dale , a Representative from Illinois; born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., December 30, 1915; educated in the public schools of Aurora, Ill; attended North Central College, Naperville, Ill.; B.A., University of New Mexico, 1939; United States Naval Reserve; manufacturer; delegate, Republican National Conventions in 1960, 1964, and 1968; Republican State Central Committeeman; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second Congress in a special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Charlotte T. Reid (April 4, 1972-January 3, 1973); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974; died in Dixon, Ill., August 28, 1977; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Geneva, Ill.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present