Harley Orrin Staggers
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For his son, also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia, see Harley O. Staggers Jr.
Harley Orrin Staggers Sr. (August 3, 1907 ā 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.
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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 ā January 3, 1981 | |
Preceded by | Melvin C. Snyder |
Succeeded by | Cleve Benedict |
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Born | Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-08-03)August 3, 1907 Keyser, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | August 20, 1991(1991-08-20) (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 |
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