biography
pronunciation:
[diyz]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1900–72)
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| biography:
| US representative, born in Colorado, Texas, USA. He was a lawyer and rancher in Jasper, TX (1920–31) before serving as a Democrat in the US House of Representatives (1931–45). He chaired the notorious Special Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities. After a further period in the House (1953–9), he retired to Jasper. |
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