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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaBirch Evans BAYH
(1928- )
Senate Years of Service:
1963-1981Party: DemocratBAYH, Birch Evans, (father
of Evan Bayh), a Senator from Indiana; born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., January 22, 1928; attended the public schools; served
in the United States Army 1946-1948; graduated Purdue University
School of Agriculture at Lafayette in 1951; attended Indiana State
University, Terre Haute, 1952-1953; graduated Indiana University
School of Law, Bloomington, 1960; was admitted to the Indiana bar
in 1961 and commenced practice in Terre Haute; farmer and lawyer;
member, State house of representatives 1954-1962, serving as
minority leader in 1957 and 1961 and as speaker in 1959; elected as
a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1962; reelected in 1968
and 1974 and served from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1981;
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980; chairman, Select
Committee on Intelligence (Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth
Congresses); lawyer practicing in Washington, D.C.
Bibliography
The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law; Bayh,
Birch. One Heartbeat Away: Presidential Disability and
Succession. Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1968; Bayh, Birch.
“The Twenty-fifth Amendment: Dealing with Presidential
Disability.” Wake Forest Law Review 30:3 (Fall
1995).
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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