biography
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Bolling, Richard (Walker)
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| lived:
| (1916– )
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| biography:
| US representative, born in New York City, New York, USA. He studied at Vanderbilt University, and worked in educational administration before joining the army (1941–6), where he fought in the Pacific and served in Japan under General MacArthur. Awarded a Bronze Star, he was veterans' adviser to the University of Kansas before going to the US House of Representatives (Democrat, Missouri, 1949–83). He chaired the Select Committee on Committees and the Committee on Rules, retiring to Crumpton, MD. |
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