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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaDonald Cogley BRUCE
(1921-1969)
BRUCE, Donald Cogley, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Troutville, Clearfield County,
Pa., April 27, 1921; graduated from high school in Allentown, Pa.,
and attended Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio; engaged in the
radio broadcasting industry, serving as program director, business
manager, and general manager, 1941-1960; elected as a Republican to
the Eighty-seventh and Eighty-eighth Congresses (January 3,
1961-January 3, 1965); was not a candidate in 1964 for renomination
to the Eighty-ninth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for
nomination for United States Senator in primary election; on
leaving Congress, he helped form the American Conservative Union, a
political action group; created a management and political
consulting firm, Bruce Enterprises in Round Hill, Va.; died in
Round Hill, Va., August 31, 1969; interment in Ebenezer Cemetery
near Round Hill.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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