Richard B. Vail

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Richard Bernard Vail (August 31, 1895 - July 29, 1955) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Vail attended the public schools, the School of Commerce, the Chicago Technical College, and the John Marshall Law School. During the First World War he served in the United States Army as a lieutenant of infantry. He engaged in the manufacture of steel products.

Vail was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 03, 1947-January 03, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. Vail was elected to the Eighty-second Congress (January 03, 1951-January 03, 1953). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952 to the Eighty-third Congress and for election in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress.

He served as chairman of the board of directors of the Vail Manufacturing Co. of Chicago. Vail Manufacturing Company manufactured staplers, paper clips and fasteners. (The company was acquired by Acco Intl in 1964.)Mr. Vail died in Chicago at age 59, and was interred in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Worth, Illinois.

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Political offices
Preceded by
William A. Rowan		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd congressional district
1947-1949		 Succeeded by
Barratt O'Hara
Preceded by
Barratt O'Hara		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 2nd congressional district
1951-1953		 Succeeded by
Barratt O'Hara