Madigan was born in Lincoln on January 13, 1936. He attended Lincoln [Junior] College before starting his own taxicab business. He entered public service as a member of the Lincoln Board of Zoning Appeals from 1965 to 1969. During that time, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives where he served from 1967 to 1973.[1]
U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Secretary of Agricultureedit
In November, 1972, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives, and was subsequently elected to nine more terms. Madigan narrowly lost the race for minority whip in 1989 to future Speaker of the HouseNewt Gingrich of Georgia. Madigan served in Congress from 1973 to 1991, when Clayton Keith Yeutter resigned, and Madigan was appointed secretary of agriculture. Serving from 1991 to 1993, Madigan was the first Roman Catholic to serve as secretary of agriculture.[2]
Death and legacyedit
He died of complications from lung cancer on December 7, 1994, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, at the age of 58. He and his wife, Evelyn, had three daughters.
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For the American football coach see Slip Madigan This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ed Madigan news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Edward Rell Ed Madigan January 13 1936 December 7 1994 was a businessman and a Republican Party politician from Lincoln Illinois He served almost twenty years in the United States House of Representatives and was U S secretary of agriculture under President George H W Bush Ed Madigan24th United States Secretary of AgricultureIn office March 8 1991 January 20 1993PresidentGeorge H W BushPreceded byClayton YeutterSucceeded byMike EspyHouse Republican Chief Deputy WhipIn office January 3 1987 January 3 1989LeaderBob MichelPreceded byTom LoefflerSucceeded bySteve GundersonRobert Smith WalkerMember of theU S House of Representativesfrom IllinoisIn office January 3 1973 March 8 1991Preceded byWilliam L Springer Redistricting Succeeded byThomas W EwingConstituency21st District 1973 1983 15th District 1983 1991 Member of the Illinois House of RepresentativesIn office 1967 1972Personal detailsBorn 1936 01 13 January 13 1936Lincoln Illinois U S DiedDecember 7 1994 1994 12 07 aged 58 Springfield Illinois U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseEvelyn George m 1955 wbr Children3EducationLincoln College Illinois Contents 1 Early life education and politics 2 U S House of Representatives and U S Secretary of Agriculture 3 Death and legacy 4 References 5 External linksEarly life education and politics editMadigan was born in Lincoln on January 13 1936 He attended Lincoln Junior College before starting his own taxicab business He entered public service as a member of the Lincoln Board of Zoning Appeals from 1965 to 1969 During that time he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives where he served from 1967 to 1973 1 U S House of Representatives and U S Secretary of Agriculture editIn November 1972 he was elected as a Republican to the U S House of Representatives and was subsequently elected to nine more terms Madigan narrowly lost the race for minority whip in 1989 to future Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich of Georgia Madigan served in Congress from 1973 to 1991 when Clayton Keith Yeutter resigned and Madigan was appointed secretary of agriculture Serving from 1991 to 1993 Madigan was the first Roman Catholic to serve as secretary of agriculture 2 Death and legacy editHe died of complications from lung cancer on December 7 1994 at St John s Hospital in Springfield Illinois at the age of 58 He and his wife Evelyn had three daughters In 1995 Edward R Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area a state park near Lincoln was renamed in Madigan s honor Edward Madigan came from a politically active family His younger brother Robert Madigan served as the City Clerk for Lincoln Illinois for several terms then sat in the Illinois State Senate for 14 years and finally concluded his public service with a brief term on the Illinois Commerce Commission In 1984 Illinois native and future congressman from Nebraska Don Bacon interned in Madigan s Washington D C office 3 References edit Illinois Blue Book 1971 1972 Biograpbical Sketch of Edward R Madigan pg 268 269 U S Catholic Politicians Brigadier General Donald J Bacon United States Air Force Archived from the original on September 23 2017 Retrieved October 2 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Rell Madigan United States Congress Ed Madigan id M000041 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Appearances on C SPANIllinois House of RepresentativesPreceded byAt large district abolished Member of the Illinois House of Representativesfrom the 47th district1967 1973 Served alongside Harber H Hall J W Bill Scott Gerald A Bradley Succeeded byClarence E NeffA T McMasterSamuel M McGrewU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byKenneth J Gray Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Illinois s 21st congressional district1973 1983 Succeeded byMelvin PricePreceded byTom Corcoran Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Illinois s 15th congressional district1983 1991 Succeeded byThomas W EwingPreceded byWilliam C Wampler Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee1983 1991 Succeeded byTom ColemanParty political officesPreceded byTom Loeffler House Republican Chief Deputy Whip1987 1989 Succeeded bySteve GundersonRobert Smith WalkerPolitical officesPreceded byClayton Yeutter United States Secretary of Agriculture1991 1993 Succeeded byMike Espy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Madigan amp oldid 1173889570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
