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Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
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TERRY, John Hart, a Representative from New York; born in Syracuse, Onondaga County,
N.Y., November 14, 1924; attended public and private schools in Syracuse;
pre-law, University of Notre Dame, 1945; LL.B. (J.D.), Syracuse University,
1948; entered the United States Army in September 1943 as a private and served
in European Theater of Operations with rank of regimental sergeant major;
received Bronze Star with clusters, and Purple Heart; discharged with rank of
first lieutenant, 1946; admitted to the New York bar in 1948 and commenced
practice in Syracuse; admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court
and the District of Columbia; elected and reelected to six consecutive terms to
Onondaga County Board of Supervisors, 1948-1958; appointed assistant secretary
to the Governor of New York, 1959-1961; member, Inter-Group Relations Advisory
Council of New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, 1961-1962;
elected and reelected to five consecutive terms as member of New York State
assembly, 1963-1970; chairman, New York State United Services Organization,
1970; assistant secretary, New York State Republican convention, 1958, and
delegate in 1962; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second Congress
(January 3, 1971-January 3, 1973); was not a candidate for reelection in 1972
to the Ninety-third Congress; senior vice president, general counsel and
secretary, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 1973-1987; resumed the practice of law
in Syracuse; died on October 20, 2001, in Syracuse, N.Y; interment in St.
Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt, N.Y.
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