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Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895 – July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974. A native and lifelong resident of Melvin, Illinois, Arends attended Oberlin College and served in the United States Navy during World War I.
Leslie Cornelius Arends (September 27, 1895 – July 17, 1985) was a Republican politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 until 1974.
Leslie C. Arends. Leslie Cornelius Arends (* 27. September 1895 in Melvin, Ford County, Illinois; † 17. Juli 1985 in Naples, Florida) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1935 und 1974 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Illinois im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
17 juil. 1985 · Leslie C. Arends, who represented Illinois for 40 years in Congress and served as House Republican whip for more than 30 years before he retired in 1975, died of a heart attack yesterday at...
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Born in Melvin, Illinois on September 27, 1895, Arends was the youngest of 10 children (seven of whom lived to adulthood) born to George Teis Arends and Talea (née Weiss) Arends.His father was born in Peoria to parents who were both natives of Germany; his mother was born in Hanover, Germany. Arends attended the local schools and from 1912 to 1913 ...
In 1934, Arends was elected as a Republican to the 74th Congress. He was reelected nineteen times, and served from January 3, 1935 until resigning on December 31, 1974, a few days before the end of his final term. He alternately served as majority whip and minority whip for House Republicans from 1943 to 1974, and was the longest-serving whip in U....
After leaving Congress, Arends served on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, and spent time at homes in Melvin, Naples, Florida, and Washington, DC.
Arends died in Naples on July 17, 1985,and was buried at Melvin Cemetery in Melvin. He was survived by his wife Betty (Tychon) and daughter Leslie ("Letty").
Newspapers
1. Lane, Russell (July 12, 1952). "Illinois GOP leaders Set to Back Ike". Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, IL. https://www.newspapers.com/image/93312510/. 2. "Nixon to Attend Melvin Celebration". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, IL. May 5, 1960. https://www.newspapers.com/image/72379248/. 3. "Arends Lashes Out Against Johnson as 'Wheeler Dealer': 'Unqualified' Support for Barry". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, IL. October 9, 1964. https://www.newspapers.com/image/74227932/. 4. McNeil, Marshall (Decem...
Books
1. Illinois State Historical Society (1991). Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 84-85. Springfield, IL: ISHS. https://books.google.com/books?id=l3h5AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22leslie+c.+arends%22+george+talea&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22talea%22. 2. Schraufnagel, Scot (2011). Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7196-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=kCekVq3piTsC&pg=PA20. 3. United States Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the...
Internet
1. Ford, Gerald R. (October 24, 1974). "Remarks at Ceremonies Honoring Representative Leslie C. Arends in Melvin, Illinois". Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=4510.
Lichtenstein, Nelson et al. Political Profiles.Volume 3, "The Kennedy Years." pg 14. New York: Facts On File, Inc, 1976.Schapsmeier, Edward L. and Frederick H. Schapsmeier, "Serving under Seven Presidents: Les Arends and His Forty Years in Congress." Illinois Historical Journal 1992 85(2): 105-118. ISSN 0748-8149Leslie C. Arends, the Representative from Illinois - in Congress from 1973 through 1975
Biography. ARENDS, LESLIE CORNELIUS, a Representative from Illinois; born in Melvin, Ford County, Ill., September 27, 1895; attended public and high schools and Oberlin (Ohio) College; during the First World War served in the United States Navy in 1918 and 1919; engaged in agricultural pursuits and banking; in 1935 became member of the Ford ...
