Robert E. Bauman | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district |
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In office August 21, 1973 – January 3, 1981 |
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Preceded by | William O. Mills |
Succeeded by | Roy Dyson |
Member of the Maryland State Senate | |
In office 1971–1974 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
April 4, 1937
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Carol Dawson (div.) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Robert E. Bauman (born April 4, 1937) is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district (1973–1981). Bauman was a prominent conservative advocate in the House, legal counsel for The Sovereign Society, and author of financial books.
Robert Edmund Bauman was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to an unwed single mother. When a teenager, moved to Easton, Maryland, where he attended Easton High School until 1953. In 1955, he graduated from the Capitol Page School at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.. He obtained a B.S. in international affairs from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1959, and a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1964. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1964, was later admitted to the District of Columbia bar, and entered into private practice as a lawyer.
Representative Bauman, politically known as "Bob Bauman," served as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1964, 1972, 1976 and 1980. He was also a member of the Federal Hospital Council of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1970 to 1973. In 1970, he was elected to the Maryland Senate, where he served as a member from 1971 to 1973.
A Roman Catholic, he was married to Carol Dawson, a co-founder of Young Americans for Freedom, with whom he had four children.