Charles Melvin Price
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Charles Melvin Price (January 1, 1905 - April 22, 1988) was a longtime member of the United States House of Representatives . Most notably, he served as the chairman of the Armed Services Committee between 1975 and 1985.
Price was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and attended parochial schools there; he went on to St. Louis University. After graduating, he worked for several years as a journalist before taking work as a secretary for Congressman Edwin Schaefer in 1933. He served there for ten years, after which he joined the U.S. Army in 1943, at the height of World War II; Price served in the quartermaster corps. He was elected to Congress in his own right in 1944. During his time in Congress he chaired the Ethics Committee (1971-81), Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (1977-79) and the Armed Services Committee (1981-88). He remained in Congress until his death.
Congressman Price is probably most famous for his role in enacting the Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act. He is the namesake of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam on the Upper Mississippi River.
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| Preceded by Calvin D. Johnson |
U.S. Representative Illinois 22nd District 1945–1949 |
Succeeded by Rolla C. McMillen |
| Preceded by C.W. Bishop |
U.S. Representative Illinois 25th District 1949–1953 |
Succeeded by C.W. Bishop |
| Preceded by Charles D. Vursell |
U.S. Representative Illinois 24th District 1953–1973 |
Succeeded by Kenneth J. Gray |
| Preceded by George E. Shipley |
U.S. Representative Illinois 23rd District 1973–1983 |
Succeeded by District dissolved |
| Preceded by Edward R. Madigan |
U.S. Representative Illinois 21st District 1983–1988 |
Succeeded by Jerry F. Costello |
| Preceded by F. Edward Hebert |
Chairman of the Armed Services Committee 1975–1985 |
Succeeded by Les Aspin |
