J. Edward Roush

Not to be confused withEdd Roush.

John Edward Roush
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977
Preceded by	E. Ross Adair
Succeeded by	Dan Quayle
Constituency	4th District
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1969
Preceded by	John V. Beamer
Succeeded by	E. Ross Adair(Redistricting)
Constituency	5th District
Personal details
Born	(1920-09-12)September 12, 1920 Barnsdall, Oklahoma
Died	March 26, 2004(2004-03-26)(aged 83) Huntington, Indiana
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Huntington University Indiana University Maurer School of Law

John Edward Roush(September 12, 1920 – March 26, 2004) was an American lawyer andWorld War IIveteran who served eight terms as aU.S. RepresentativefromIndianafrom 1959 to 1969, and again from 1971 to 1977.

Early life and career

Born inBarnsdall, Oklahoma,Roush graduated from Huntington High School,Huntington, Indiana,1938. A.B.,Huntington College,Huntington, Indiana,1942. LL.B.,Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington,Indiana, 1949.

World War II

He was in theUnited States Armyfrom 1942 to 1946 and from 1950 to 1952. His later service was in the reserves, where he was promoted to major. He was a lawyer in private practice and served as member of the Indiana state legislature from 1949 to 1950.

Roush was elected prosecuting attorney ofHuntington County, Indianafrom 1954 to 1958, and to the Board of Trustees ofHuntington College,Huntington, Indianafrom 1958 to 1960, and from 1981 to 1987.

Congress

Roush was elected as aDemocratto theEighty-sixthand to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1969). In the 1960 election, Roush's opponent George Chambers was at first declared the winner by 12 votes and certified by the state of Indiana as such. Roush contested the election and neither man was seated, though both were paid a congressman's salary and staff while the contest was decided. There was no Indiana law to govern recounts and so the House committee carried it out on its own rules, and at the conclusion declared Roush the winner by 99 votes. He was sworn in following a vote to seat him on June 14, 1961.

Redistricting by the Indiana legislature eliminated Roush's district and drew his home in Huntington into theFort Wayne-based 4th Congressional District ofE. Ross Adair,a Republican. Adair defeated Roush for reelection to theNinety-firstCongress in 1968.

Roush sought a rematch against Adair in 1970 and narrowly defeated him, and he served three more terms in the House (January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977). Roush defeated State SenatorAllan Bloomin 1972 and State SenatorWalter P. Helmkein 1974.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to theNinety-fifthCongress in 1976. Roush was defeated byDan Quayle,who subsequently was elected as U.S. Senator and Vice-President of the United States.

Later career and death

He served as director, regional and intergovernmental operations for theUnited States Environmental Protection Agencyfrom 1977 to 1979, and as Interim president,Huntington College,Huntington, Indiana,in 1989.

He died on March 26, 2004, inHuntington, Indiana. He was interred in Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery,Huntington, Indiana.

The Huntington Reservoir was renamedJ. Edward Roush Lakefollowing congressional passage of a resolution authored by U.S. RepresentativeMark E. Souder.

Legacy

Mr. Roush was instrumental in the establishment of the911 emergency telephone systemcommonly used today.

References

• United States Congress."J. Edward Roush (id: R000467)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved on 2008-03-19

External links

• J. Edward Roush's Army career
• J. Edward RoushatFind a GraveRetrieved on 2008-03-19

This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress