Bill Emerson
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – June 22, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Wendell Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Jo Ann Emerson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 10th district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | William Dean Burlison |
| Succeeded by | district inactive |
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January 1, 1938 Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Died | June 22, 1996 (aged 58) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lyn Zwahl Jo Ann Emerson (1975–1996) |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Norvell William "Bill" Emerson (January 1, 1938 – June 22, 1996) was an American politician from Missouri. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 until his death from lung cancer in Bethesda, Maryland in 1996. He was succeeded in the House by his widow, Jo Ann Emerson. Emerson was a Republican.
Emerson was raised in Jefferson County, Missouri and attended public schools in nearby Hillsboro. He served as a House Page and graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri in 1959. Emerson attended law school at the University of Missouri and the University of Baltimore, graduating with his LL.B from Baltimore in 1964. He was also a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserve from 1964 to 1992.
He was serving as a congressional page serving on the floor during the 1954 United States Capitol shooting incident involving Puerto Rico terrorists. While in law school, Emerson served as a Congressional aide to U.S. Representative Robert Ellsworth, and after graduation he served on the staff of U.S. Senator Charles Mathias. Throughout the 1970s he worked in governmental affairs for several companies, and formed his own consulting group in 1979. In 1980, he was elected to Congress and was re-elected seven times. Emerson served on the House Committee on Rules.
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