Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986

Halleck was born in Rensselaer, Indiana in 1900. He received an A.B. degree in 1922 and a law degree in 1924, both from Indiana University. In 1934 the Republican candidate for the Second Congressional District died and a special election was called to fill the seat. Halleck won the nomination, was elected and continued to serve for an additional sixteen terms. He was the House Majority Leader from 1953 to 1955, but spent most of his career as minority leader. He was replaced by Gerald R. Ford in 1964, but remained in Congress until 1968 when he retired to Rensselaer to practice law and occasionally teach at Saint Joseph’s College.

From the guide to the Halleck mss., 1900-1968, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly)

Lawyer, congressman.

From the description of Reminiscences of Charles Abraham Halleck : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513452

Congressman from Indiana. Halleck was born in Rensselaer, Indiana in 1900. He received an A.B. degree in 1922 and a law degree in 1924, both from Indiana University. In 1934 the Republican candidate for the Indiana Second Congressional District died and a special election was called to fill the seat. Halleck won the nomination, was elected and continued to serve for an additional sixteen terms. He was the House Majority Leader from 1953 to 1955, but spent most of his career as minority leader. He was replaced by Gerald R. Ford in 1964, but remained in Congress until 1968 when he retired to Rensselaer to practice law and occasionally teach at Saint Joseph's College.

From the description of Papers, 1900-1986. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 310963515