Floyd Fithian

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Floyd James Fithian (November 3, 1928 - June 27, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Born in Vesta, Nebraska, Fithian graduated from Vesta High School, Vesta, Nebraska, 1947. B.A., Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska, 1951. M.A., University of Nebraska, 1955. Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1964. He was a teacher. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. He was in the United States Navy Reserve from 1955 to 1971. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972.

Fithian was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1983). He was not a candidate in 1982 for reelection, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. He served as staff for Senator Paul Simon of Illinois. He died on June 27, 2003, in Annandale, Virginia.

[edit] References

• Floyd Fithian at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[edit] External links

• Floyd Fithian at Find A Grave