Roger Herschel ZION, Congress, IN (1921)

ZION Roger Herschel , a Representative from Indiana; born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., September 17, 1921; attended public schools in Evansville, Ind., and Milwaukee, Wis.; B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 1943; attended Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, 1944-1945; served in the United States Navy, 1943-1946, in the Asiatic-Pacific area and was discharged a lieutenant; became associated with Mead, Johnson & Co., eventually becoming director of training and professional relations, 1946-1965; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1975); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress; president, Resources Development Inc., Washington, D.C.; died on September 24, 2019, in Evansville, Ind.; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.

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