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Cliffard D. Carlson

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American politician

Cliffard D. Carlson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 15th district
In office
April 4, 1972 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byCharlotte Thompson Reid
Succeeded byLeslie C. Arends
Personal details
Born(1915-12-30)December 30, 1915
Aurora, Illinois
DiedAugust 28, 1977(1977-08-28) (aged 61)
Dixon, Illinois
Political partyRepublican

Cliffard Dale Carlson (December 30, 1915 – August 28, 1977) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Carlson was born and raised in Aurora, Illinois, and attended North Central College and received his B.A. from the University of New Mexico in 1939. After serving in the United States Naval Reserve, he entered business as a manufacturer. Carlson served as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1960, 1964, and 1968, and was an Illinois Republican Central Committeeman.

In 1972, Carlson won a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charlotte Thompson Reid, and did not seek re-election. He took his seat on April 4, 1972, and served until January 3, 1973. He lost an election to rejoin the House in 1974.

Carlson's grave at Oak Hill Cemetery

Carlson died in Dixon, Illinois on August 28, 1977, and is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Geneva, Illinois.

External links

  1. "Cliffard D. Carlson". Daily Chronicle. Geneva. August 29, 1977. p. 5. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byCharlotte Thompson Reid Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 15th congressional district

1972–1973
Succeeded byLeslie C. Arends
Illinois's delegation(s) to the 92nd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)
92nd Senate:C. Percy (R) ·A. Stevenson III (D) House:


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