Gale Schisler
| Gale Schisler | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th district |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Robert T. McLoskey |
| Succeeded by | Tom Railsback |
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Darwin Gale Schisler March 2, 1933 Knox County, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Schisler (née Cochran) |
| Children | Three |
| Residence | London Mills, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Western Illinois University Northeast Missouri State College |
| Profession | Educator |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1952-1955 |
Darwin Gale Schisler (born March 2, 1933) is a former teacher and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th congressional district and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 46th district and later the 48th district.
Darwin Gale Schisler was born March 2, 1933 on a farm in Indian Point Township, Knox County, Illinois. He attended public schools culminating in graduating from Abingdon High School in 1951. In 1952, he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving for forty five months including ten months overseas in France. After his honorable discharge, Schisler began attending Western Illinois University. While attending Western Illinois University, he was a letter winning football player and married Carolyn Cochran with whom he had three children. In 1959, he graduated with a bachelor of science in education and took a job teaching at London Mills Junior High School. One year later, he became the school's principal. In 1962, he earned a master of arts in school administration from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College.
In 1964, the Democrats in Illinois' 19th Congressional District had no candidate in the primary for U.S. representative. Friends of Schisler started a write-in campaign that successfully placed Schisler on the November ballot.
In a surprising upset, he defeated incumbent Robert T. McLoskey in the predominantly Republican district which included Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island and Warren counties in Western Illinois.
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