John B. Anderson
| John B. Anderson | |
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1980 photo
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| Chairman of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Leader |
Gerald Ford John Jacob Rhodes |
| Preceded by | Melvin Laird |
| Succeeded by | Samuel L. Devine |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 16th district |
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In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Leo E. Allen |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Morley Martin |
| Personal details | |
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John Bayard Anderson February 15, 1922 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party |
Independent (1980–present) Republican (1956–1980) |
| Spouse(s) | Keke Machakos (m. 1953) |
| Alma mater |
University of Illinois University of Illinois College of Law Harvard Law School |
| Religion | Evangelical Free Church |
John Bayard Anderson (born February 15, 1922) is a former United States Congressman and Presidential candidate from Illinois. He was a U.S. Representative from the 16th Congressional District of Illinois for ten terms, from 1961 through 1981. Anderson was a Republican but ran as an independent candidate in the 1980 presidential election. He has been a political reform leader, including serving 12 years as chair of the board of FairVote.
Anderson was born in Rockford, Illinois, where he grew up, the son of Mabel Edna (née Ring) and E. Albin Anderson. His father was a Swedish immigrant, as were his maternal grandparents. In his youth, he worked in his family's grocery store. He graduated as the valedictorian of his class at Rockford Central High School. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1939, and started law school, but his education was interrupted by World War II. He enlisted in the Army in 1943, and served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Field Artillery in France and Germany until the end of the war, receiving four battle stars. After the war, Anderson returned to complete his education, eventually earning a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1946.
He was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year, and practiced law in Rockford. Soon after, Anderson moved east to attend Harvard Law School, obtaining a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 1949. While at Harvard, he served on the faculty of Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. In another brief return to Rockford, Anderson practiced at the law firm Large, Reno & Zahm (now Reno & Zahm LLP). Thereafter, Anderson joined the Foreign Service. From 1952 to 1955, he served in Berlin as the Economic Reporting Officer in the Eastern Affairs Division, as an adviser on the staff of the United States High Commissioner for Germany. At the end of his tour, he left the foreign service and once again returned to the practice of law in Rockford.
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