William Clinger
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| Chair of the House Oversight Committee | |
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| Preceded by | John Conyers |
| Succeeded by | Dan Burton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Ammerman |
| Succeeded by | John Peterson |
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| Born | William Floyd Clinger Jr. Script error: No such module "person date". Warren, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) University of Virginia (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
Years of service | 1951–1955 |
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William Floyd Clinger Jr. (April 4, 1929 – May 28, 2021) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented northwest and north-central Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997.
Early life and education
Clinger was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, the son of Lella May (Hunter) and William F. Clinger.[1][2][3] He attended the public schools there and graduated from The Hill School in 1947.[4] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1965.
Career
Clinger served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. He was a delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967 to 1968, and the Republican National Convention in 1972.[5] Clinger was associated with the New Process Company of Warren, Pennsylvania from 1955 to 1962, was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1965, and was a lawyer in private practice.[6]
U.S. House of Representatives
Defeating incumbent Representative Joseph S. Ammerman, Clinger was elected as a Republican to the 96th and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997). While in the House of Representatives, he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight[7] in the 104th Congress, which was quite active in investigating the Travelgate and Filegate matters.[8][9] In addition, he served as vice chairman of the United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ranking member on the Subcommittee on Aviation.[4] Along with then-Senator William Cohen, Clinger co-authored the Information Technology Management Reform Act, also known as the Clinger-Cohen Act.[10] He was not a candidate for re-election to the 105th Congress in 1996.
Later life
After his retirement from Congress, Clinger served as the chairman for the Chautauqua Institution's board of trustees.[4][5] He was a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University's Center for Advanced Governmental Studies [10][7] and co-chairman of the board of directors for the Institute for Representative Government.[11] He was also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[12]
In October 2016, Clinger was one of thirty Republican ex-lawmakers to sign a public letter condemning GOP presidential nominee (and future president) Donald Trump[9] as "manifestly unqualified to be president."[8] Clinger died at the age of 92 on May 28, 2021.[13]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Onofrio, Jan (January 1999). Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary. ISBN 9780403099504.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lineage Book". 1931.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Riesenman, Joseph (1943). "History of Northwestern Pennsylvania: Comprising the Counties of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Forest, Clarion, McKean, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron and Clearfield".
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Congressional Record, V. 151, PT. 17, October 7 to 26, 2005. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 2010. p. 23013. ISBN 9780160848254. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Trefts, Deborah (August 2, 2016). "William Clinger, Jr. Discusses Political Polarity for Chautauqua Women's Club". The Chautauquan Daily. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CLINGER, William Floyd, Jr., (1929 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."William Clinger, Adjunct Faculty". Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bash, Dana; Kopan, Tal (October 6, 2016). "30 Former GOP Lawmakers Sign Anti-Trump Letter". CNN. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fitzgerald, Thomas (October 6, 2016). "Former Pa. Rep. Who Investigated Clinton Scandals Opposes Trump". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wong, Wylie (February 10, 2016). "How the Clinger-Cohen Act Continues to Ripple Through Federal IT Today". FedTech. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."William Floyd Clinger, Jr". Institute for Representative Government. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reformers Caucus". Issue One.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Congressman William Clinger passes away; was instrumental in funding for Lock Haven flood protection system". The Record Online. May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
External links
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.United States Congress. "William Clinger (id: C000523)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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