Fairfield, Illinois farmer, cattle raiser and representative (Republican) from the fifty-fourth district from 1979 to 1982.
Member of Agriculture Committee (1979-1982); Counties and Townships Committee (1979-1980); Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Committee (1979-1980); Conservation and Natural Resources Committee (vice-chairman, 1981-1982); Energy and Environment Committee (1981-1982); and Revenue Committee (1981-1982). Served as Republican Party county chairman of Wayne County and precinct committeeman. Chairman of the Wayne County Extension Council and member of the Geff School Board, Wayne County ASC Township Committee and the Illinois Eastern Community College Advisory Board.
From the description of Papers, 1979-1982. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 25276224
