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TWYMAN, Robert Joseph

1897 – 1976

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Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives About this object
US Congress Served
80th(1947 – 1949)
House Years of Service
1947 – 1949
State / Territory
Illinois
Position
Representative
Party
Republican

Overview

US Congress Served
80th(1947 – 1949)
House Years of Service
1947 – 1949
State / Territory
Illinois
Position
Representative
Party
Republican

Biography

TWYMAN, Robert Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 18, 1897; attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; employed in foreign service by the Department of State; during the First World War served as an ensign in the United States Navy; employed by a public utility company in Guatemala, Central America, in 1919; accepted a commission in the United States Navy in February 1941 and served until September 1945; engaged in manufacturing and distributing construction machinery; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress; resumed business interests until retirement; died in West Palm Beach, Fla., June 28, 1976; interment in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.

Congresses

CongressPositionPartyState
80
Representative
Republican
Illinois

The 80th United States Congress

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Research Collections

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