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Former Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indiana dead at age 81
Source: Reuters
Former Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indiana dead at age 81
Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:28pm EST
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Andrew Jacobs Jr., a Democrat from Indiana who fought in the Korean War and later became an early opponent of the Vietnam War, died on Saturday at his home in Indianapolis at age 81, said friend and former campaign manager Gary Taylor.
Jacobs was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964, but lost his seat in 1972 along with several other Democratic members of Congress in Republican President Richard Nixon's landslide re-election win.
In 1974, months after the Watergate scandal forced Nixon's resignation, Jacobs regained his House seat and served until his retirement in 1997, representing a district in his native Indianapolis.
A former U.S. Marine who fought in the Korean War, Jacobs was among the early critics of the Vietnam War. He also helped write the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a touchstone of civil rights legislation, and was a longtime member on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
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Sat Dec 28, 2013 10:28pm EST
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Andrew Jacobs Jr., a Democrat from Indiana who fought in the Korean War and later became an early opponent of the Vietnam War, died on Saturday at his home in Indianapolis at age 81, said friend and former campaign manager Gary Taylor.
Jacobs was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964, but lost his seat in 1972 along with several other Democratic members of Congress in Republican President Richard Nixon's landslide re-election win.
In 1974, months after the Watergate scandal forced Nixon's resignation, Jacobs regained his House seat and served until his retirement in 1997, representing a district in his native Indianapolis.
A former U.S. Marine who fought in the Korean War, Jacobs was among the early critics of the Vietnam War. He also helped write the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a touchstone of civil rights legislation, and was a longtime member on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-usa-andrewjacobsjr-congressman-idUSBRE9BS00E20131229
