Lucien Norbert Nedzi (born May 28, 1925) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1981.
Lucien Nedzi
Nedzi from the Congressional pictorial directory, 1979
lucien, nedzi, lucien, norbert, nedzi, born, 1925, american, attorney, politician, served, member, united, states, house, representatives, from, 1961, 1981, nedzi, from, congressional, pictorial, directory, 1979member, house, representatives, from, michigan, 1. Lucien Norbert Nedzi born May 28 1925 is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1981 Lucien NedziNedzi from the Congressional pictorial directory 1979Member of the U S House of Representatives from Michigan s 14th districtIn office January 3 1965 January 3 1981Preceded byHarold M RyanSucceeded byDennis HertelMember of the U S House of Representatives from Michigan s 1st districtIn office November 7 1961 January 3 1965Preceded byThaddeus M MachrowiczSucceeded byJohn ConyersPublic Administrator of Wayne County MichiganIn office January 1 1955 November 7 1961 1 Personal detailsBornLucien Norbert Nedzi 1925 05 28 May 28 1925 age 98 Hamtramck Michigan U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseMargaret Garvey 2 Children5 2 EducationUniversity of Michigan BA University of Detroit JD Military serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States ArmyUnited States Army ReserveYears of service1944 1946 active 1946 1953 reserve Battles warsWorld War IIKorean War Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Military service 2 2 Politics 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditNedzi was born in Hamtramck Michigan a city surrounded on all sides by Detroit Nedzi is of Polish descent He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1943 In 1951 he earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit School of Law He was admitted to the Michigan bar in January 1952 He later graduated from the National War College and Naval War College 3 Career EditMilitary service Edit From 1944 to 1946 he served in the United States Army during World War II as an infantryman in the Philippines and in the Corps of Engineers in Japan From 1946 to 1953 he was in the active United States Army Reserve during which time he served in the Korean War Politics Edit He served as the public administrator of Wayne County Michigan from 1955 to 1961 Nedzi was elected as a Democrat from Michigan s 1st congressional district to the 87th United States Congress in a special election in 1961 to fill the vacancy left by resigning United States Representative Thaddeus M Machrowicz He was re elected in the 1962 election and two years later he was elected from the 14th district and every two years after that until he declined to seek re election in the 1980 election In all he served from November 7 1961 to January 3 1981 Nedzi chaired the House Select Committee on Intelligence known as the Nedzi Committee from February 1975 until he controversially resigned in June The committee s work was continued by the Pike Committee 4 In addition Nedzi chaired the Joint Committee on the Library from 1973 to 1979 and the Committee on House Administration from 1979 to 1981 Personal life EditNedzi lived in McLean Virginia with his wife Margaret until her death on November 1 2020 5 References Edit Hannan Caryn July 2 1998 Michigan Biographical Dictionary A I North American Book Dist LLC ISBN 9780403098019 via Google Books a b Official congressional directory 1979 HathiTrust 1809 Biographical Directory of the U S Congress Retro Member details bioguideretro congress gov Retrieved 2021 01 21 Lardner Jr George 11 June 1975 House Supports Nedzi PDF Washington Post Rockefeller Commission Item 11 Retrieved 16 November 2013 Community deaths Washington Post Retrieved 2 July 2021 External links EditUnited States Congress Lucien Nedzi id N000019 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Appearances on C SPANU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byThaddeus M Machrowicz Member of the U S House of Representatives from Michigan s 1st congressional districtNovember 7 1961 January 3 1965 Succeeded byJohn ConyersPreceded byHarold M Ryan Member of the U S House of Representatives from Michigan s 14th congressional districtJanuary 3 1965 January 3 1981 Succeeded byDennis HertelU S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byLacy Clayas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byBill McCollumas Former US Representative Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucien Nedzi amp oldid 1127609281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
