F. Jay Nimtz
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F. Jay Nimtz was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in South Bend, Indiana
, the youngest child of Frederick and Bertha Baske Nimtz, Nimtz attended the public schools, graduating from Central High School in 1933.
He was in the Indiana University
, A.B., 1938 and from the same university law school, LL.B. (J.D.), 1940.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1940 and commenced the practice of law in South Bend, Indiana
.
Inducted in the United States Army
as a private June 13, 1941, and served until February 14, 1947, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel, with overseas service in England
, France
, and Germany
.
He served fourteen months as assistant executive officer, Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality.
He served as colonel, United States Army Reserve
, retired.
He served as vice-chairman of the Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission, 1958, and co-sponsored the legislation in Congress creating the commission.
He served as member of board of directors, Saint Joseph County Department of Public Welfare.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1947 for South Bend city judge and in 1948 for prosecutor of Saint Joseph County.
Nimtz was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-fifth
Congress (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth
Congress and for election in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
Graduate, United States Army
Command and General Staff College, 1965.
He served as member of the Indiana Air Pollution Control Board from 1979 to 1986, and Indiana Environmental Management Board from 1981 to 1986.
He served as president of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission from 1974 until his death in South Bend, Indiana
, on December 6, 1990.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born in South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
, the youngest child of Frederick and Bertha Baske Nimtz, Nimtz attended the public schools, graduating from Central High School in 1933.
He was in the Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, A.B., 1938 and from the same university law school, LL.B. (J.D.), 1940.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1940 and commenced the practice of law in South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
.
Inducted in the United States Army
United States Army
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as a private June 13, 1941, and served until February 14, 1947, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel, with overseas service in England
England
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, France
France
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, and Germany
Germany
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.
He served fourteen months as assistant executive officer, Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality.
He served as colonel, United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....
, retired.
He served as vice-chairman of the Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission, 1958, and co-sponsored the legislation in Congress creating the commission.
He served as member of board of directors, Saint Joseph County Department of Public Welfare.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1947 for South Bend city judge and in 1948 for prosecutor of Saint Joseph County.
Nimtz was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Eighty-fifth
85th United States Congress
The Eighty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth
86th United States Congress
The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1961, during the last two years...
Congress and for election in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh
87th United States Congress
-House of Representatives :-Senate:* President: Richard Nixon , until January 20, 1961** Lyndon Johnson , from January 20, 1961* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden -House of Representatives:...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
Graduate, United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Command and General Staff College, 1965.
He served as member of the Indiana Air Pollution Control Board from 1979 to 1986, and Indiana Environmental Management Board from 1981 to 1986.
He served as president of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission from 1974 until his death in South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
, on December 6, 1990.