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Richard Howard Ichord Jr. (June 27, 1926 – December 25, 1992) was U.S. representative from Missouri and a significant U.S. anti-Communist political figure. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the last chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee between 1969 and 1975 (called the House Internal Security Committee since 1969).
Richard Howard Ichord Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 8th district | |
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981 | |
Preceded by | A. S. J. Carnahan |
Succeeded by | R. Wendell Bailey |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
In office 1952–1960 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Licking, Missouri | June 27, 1926
Died | December 25, 1992 66) Houston, Missouri | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Missouri |
Richard H. Ichord Jr. was born in Licking, Missouri. From 1944 to 1946 he served in the United States Navy. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 1949, and a Juris Doctor in 1952.
Ichord worked as a lawyer in private practice before entering government service. From 1952 to 1960, he was a member of the Missouri State House of Representatives, where he served as speaker pro tempore in 1957, and Speaker in 1959.[citation needed]
Elected as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th district in 1960, he was re-elected nine times, serving in the Eighty-seventh through Ninety-sixth Congresses (1961–1980). Ichord voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968,[1][2] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[3] In addition to the House Un-American Activities Committee, he also served on the House Armed Services Committee. He did not run for reelection in 1980.
After his retirement from office, Ichord became a professional advocate in Missouri and served as co-chairman of American Freedom Coalition with Congressman Bob Wilson.[citation needed]
Ichord died in Houston, Missouri at age 66 on December 25, 1992.[citation needed]
He co-authored the book Behind Every Bush: Treason or Patriotism (1979) with Boyd Upchurch.
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