John Elmer LINDER, Congress, GA (1942)

LINDER John Elmer , a Representative from Georgia; born in Deer River, Itasca County, Minn., September 9, 1942; attended public schools; B.S., University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minn., 1964; D.D.S., University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Duluth, Minn., 1967; United States Air Force, 1967-1969; dentist; president of a lending institution, 1977-1992; member of the Georgia state house of representatives, 1976-1980 and 1982-1990; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2011); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.

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