Floyd Fithian | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Earl Landgrebe |
| Succeeded by | Philip Sharp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Floyd James Fithian November 3, 1928 Vesta, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 2003 (aged 74) Annandale, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marjorie Heim |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Education | Peru State College (BA) University of Nebraska (PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy United States Navy Reserve |
| Years of service | 1951–1955 (active duty) 1955–1971 (reserve duty) |
| Rank | commander |
Floyd James Fithian (November 3, 1928 – June 27, 2003) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Representative from Indiana as a Democrat.[2] He was one of the forty nine Watergate Babies who won election to the House of Representatives in the wake of the Watergate scandal during the 1974 House elections with Fithian himself defeating Earl Landgrebe, who became infamous for his stalwart defense of President Richard Nixon. He was one of the fourteen members of the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) and believed that the Kennedy assassination in 1963 was orchestrated by members of organized crime.[3]
- ^ "Floyd Fithian; Former Congressman, 76". The New York Times. July 7, 2003. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Fithian, Floyd James, (1928–2003)". congress.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Congressman Sure of Mafia Involvement in Assassination". The Star Press. January 27, 1992. p. 6. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.