Earl Landgrebe

Earl Landgrebe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975
Preceded byCharles A. Halleck
Succeeded byFloyd Fithian
Member of the Indiana Senate
from Jasper County, Newton County, Porter County and Pulaski County
In office
January 1, 1959 – August 30, 1968
Preceded byJohn Wilson Van Ness
Succeeded byCharles Borromeo Kleinkort
Personal details
Born
Earl Fredrick Landgrebe

(1916-01-21)January 21, 1916
Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 29, 1986(1986-06-29) (aged 70)
Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeBlachly Cemetery, Crown Point, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Helen Lucille Field
(m. 1936)
Children2
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Earl Fredrick Landgrebe (January 21, 1916 – June 29, 1986) was an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican senator in the Indiana Senate and member of the United States House of Representatives. During the Watergate scandal he defended President Richard Nixon, which cost him his seat in the 1974 congressional election.

In spite of his defense of Nixon during Watergate, Landgrebe was criticized throughout his House career by his primary opponents for not being supportive enough of Nixon, only voting with other Republicans slightly over 50% of the time, and for his frequent absences and nay votes in the state senate and House of Representatives.[1]

  1. ^ "Why Won't He Speak for Nixon". Journal and Courier. April 1, 1972. p. 8. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.