William Floyd Clinger Jr. (April 4, 1929 – May 28, 2021) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented northwest and north-central Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997.
Clinger served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. He was a delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967 to 1968, and the Republican National Convention in 1972.[5] Clinger was associated with the New Process Company of Warren, Pennsylvania from 1955 to 1962, was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1965, and was a lawyer in private practice.[6]
After his retirement from Congress, Clinger served as the chairman for the Chautauqua Institution's board of trustees.[4][5] He was a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University's Center for Advanced Governmental Studies [10][7] and co-chairman of the board of directors for the Institute for Representative Government.[11] He was also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[12]
In October 2016, Clinger was one of thirty Republican ex-lawmakers to sign a public letter condemning GOP presidential nominee (and future president) Donald Trump[9] as "manifestly unqualified to be president."[8] Clinger died at the age of 92 on May 28, 2021.[13]
Referencesedit
^Onofrio, Jan (January 1999). Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary. ISBN9780403099504.
^Riesenman, Joseph (1943). "History of Northwestern Pennsylvania: Comprising the Counties of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Forest, Clarion, McKean, Elk, Jefferson, Cameron and Clearfield".
^ abcCongressional Record, V. 151, PT. 17, October 7 to 26, 2005. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 2010. p. 23013. ISBN9780160848254. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
^ abTrefts, Deborah (August 2, 2016). "William Clinger, Jr. Discusses Political Polarity for Chautauqua Women's Club". The Chautauquan Daily. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^"CLINGER, William Floyd, Jr., (1929 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ ab. Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
^ abBash, Dana; Kopan, Tal (October 6, 2016). "30 Former GOP Lawmakers Sign Anti-Trump Letter". CNN. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
^ abFitzgerald, Thomas (October 6, 2016). "Former Pa. Rep. Who Investigated Clinton Scandals Opposes Trump". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^ abWong, Wylie (February 10, 2016). "How the Clinger-Cohen Act Continues to Ripple Through Federal IT Today". FedTech. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^"William Floyd Clinger, Jr". Institute for Representative Government. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
^"Former Congressman William Clinger passes away; was instrumental in funding for Lock Haven flood protection system". The Record Online. May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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For the computer scientist see William Clinger computer scientist Not to be confused with William Klinger William Floyd Clinger Jr April 4 1929 May 28 2021 was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented northwest and north central Pennsylvania in the U S House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997 William ClingerChair of the House Oversight CommitteeIn office January 3 1995 January 3 1997Preceded byJohn ConyersSucceeded byDan BurtonMember of theU S House of Representativesfrom PennsylvaniaIn office January 3 1979 January 3 1997Preceded byJoseph AmmermanSucceeded byJohn PetersonConstituency23rd district 1979 1993 5th district 1993 1997 Personal detailsBornWilliam Floyd Clinger Jr 1929 04 04 April 4 1929Warren Pennsylvania U S DiedMay 28 2021 2021 05 28 aged 92 Naples Florida U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseJulia Whitla m 1952 died 2016 wbr EducationJohns Hopkins University BA University of Virginia LLB Military serviceBranch service United States NavyYears of service1951 1955 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 U S House of Representatives 2 2 Later life 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editClinger was born in Warren Pennsylvania the son of Lella May Hunter and William F Clinger 1 2 3 He attended the public schools there and graduated from The Hill School in 1947 4 He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1965 Career editClinger served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955 He was a delegate to the Pennsylvania state constitutional convention 1967 to 1968 and the Republican National Convention in 1972 5 Clinger was associated with the New Process Company of Warren Pennsylvania from 1955 to 1962 was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1965 and was a lawyer in private practice 6 U S House of Representatives edit Defeating incumbent Representative Joseph S Ammerman Clinger was elected as a Republican to the 96th and to the eight succeeding Congresses January 3 1979 January 3 1997 While in the House of Representatives he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 7 in the 104th Congress which was quite active in investigating the Travelgate and Filegate matters 8 9 In addition he served as vice chairman of the United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and ranking member on the Subcommittee on Aviation 4 Along with then Senator William Cohen Clinger co authored the Information Technology Management Reform Act also known as the Clinger Cohen Act 10 He was not a candidate for re election to the 105th Congress in 1996 Later life edit After his retirement from Congress Clinger served as the chairman for the Chautauqua Institution s board of trustees 4 5 He was a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University s Center for Advanced Governmental Studies 10 7 and co chairman of the board of directors for the Institute for Representative Government 11 He was also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One 12 In October 2016 Clinger was one of thirty Republican ex lawmakers to sign a public letter condemning GOP presidential nominee and future president Donald Trump 9 as manifestly unqualified to be president 8 Clinger died at the age of 92 on May 28 2021 13 References edit Onofrio Jan January 1999 Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary ISBN 9780403099504 Lineage Book 1931 Riesenman Joseph 1943 History of Northwestern Pennsylvania Comprising the Counties of Erie Crawford Mercer Venango Warren Forest Clarion McKean Elk Jefferson Cameron and Clearfield a b c Congressional Record V 151 PT 17 October 7 to 26 2005 Washington D C United States Government Printing Office 2010 p 23013 ISBN 9780160848254 Retrieved October 11 2016 a b Trefts Deborah August 2 2016 William Clinger Jr Discusses Political Polarity for Chautauqua Women s Club The Chautauquan Daily Retrieved May 19 2017 CLINGER William Floyd Jr 1929 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress a b William Clinger Adjunct Faculty Johns Hopkins University Archived from the original on October 11 2016 Retrieved October 11 2016 a b Bash Dana Kopan Tal October 6 2016 30 Former GOP Lawmakers Sign Anti Trump Letter CNN Retrieved October 6 2016 a b Fitzgerald Thomas October 6 2016 Former Pa Rep Who Investigated Clinton Scandals Opposes Trump The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved October 24 2016 a b Wong Wylie February 10 2016 How the Clinger Cohen Act Continues to Ripple Through Federal IT Today FedTech Retrieved December 1 2016 William Floyd Clinger Jr Institute for Representative Government Retrieved May 23 2017 Reformers Caucus Issue One Former Congressman William Clinger passes away was instrumental in funding for Lock Haven flood protection system The Record Online May 30 2021 Retrieved June 1 2021 External links editUnited States Congress William Clinger id C000523 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Appearances on C SPAN U S House of Representatives Preceded byJoseph Ammerman Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Pennsylvania s 23rd congressional district1979 1993 Constituency abolished Preceded byRichard Schulze Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Pennsylvania s 5th congressional district1993 1997 Succeeded byJohn Peterson Preceded byFrank Horton Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee1993 1995 Succeeded byCardiss Collins Preceded byJohn Conyers Chair of the House Oversight Committee1995 1997 Succeeded byDan Burton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Clinger amp oldid 1136166878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,