Harley Orrin Staggers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Melvin C. Snyder |
| Succeeded by | Cleve Benedict |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harley Orrin Staggers August 3, 1907 Keyser, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 1991 (aged 84) Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Casey Staggers |
| Children | Margaret Anne Staggers Mary Kaye Staggers Frances Susan Tasker Elizabeth Ellen Shank Harley O. Staggers Jr. Daniel Staggers |
| Alma mater | Emory and Henry College |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Harley Orrin Staggers Sr. (August 3, 1907 – August 20, 1991) was an American politician who served 16 terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1981, representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District as a Democrat. From 1966 until his retirement in 1981, Congressman Staggers chaired the powerful House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (today the Committee on Energy and Commerce). A longtime supporter of the American railroad industry and its workers, Congressman Staggers' landmark legislative achievement was the Staggers Rail Act, passed in 1980.