John Henry Kyl
- This page is about the 20th-century Iowa Congressman; for the 19th-century Mississippi Congressman, see John Kyle; for the Arizona Senator, see Jon Kyl.
John Henry Kyl | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | |
Preceded by | Bert Bandstra |
Succeeded by | Neal Edward Smith |
In office December 15, 1959 – January 3, 1965 | |
Preceded by | Steven V. Carter |
Succeeded by | Bert Bandstra |
Personal details | |
Born | Wisner, Nebraska, U.S. | May 9, 1919
Died | December 23, 2002 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 83)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Arlene Griffith |
Children | 3, including Jon Kyl |
John Henry Kyl (May 9, 1919 – December 23, 2002) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa. He was the father of Jon Kyl, a Senator from Arizona, who served as Senate Minority Whip.
Life and career
Kyl was born in Wisner, Nebraska, the son of Johanna (née Boonstra) and Jon George Kyl, both Dutch immigrants.[1][2] He graduated from Nebraska State Teachers College (Wayne, Nebraska) and the University of Nebraska. He was a teacher at Nebraska State Teachers College from 1940 to 1950. In the 1950s he moved to Bloomfield, Iowa where he joined his brother George in the clothing business. He also worked as a television journalist for KTVO, in Ottumwa, Iowa.
Kyl ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1958, losing to Democrat Steven V. Carter. However, Carter died on November 4, 1959 after less than one year in office. Kyl then won a special election to fill the vacancy. He continued to serve as the Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district for two additional terms, but was defeated in the Democratic landslide in 1964. He recaptured his former seat in 1966, and then won re-election in 1968 and 1970. Reapportionment after the 1970 census put him into the same district as incumbent Democrat Neal Edward Smith, who defeated him in the 1972 election.
He was assistant secretary for congressional and legislative affairs in the Department of the Interior from 1973 to 1977.
He was husband to Arlene Kyl, and he died of complications due to diabetes.[3]
References
- ^ "1". ancestry.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch, retrieved March 20, 2018
- ^ "John Henry Kyl (1919–2002)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
External links
- United States Congress. "John Henry Kyl (id: K000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1919 births
- 2002 deaths
- 20th-century American politicians
- American male journalists
- American people of Dutch descent
- American schoolteachers
- American television journalists
- Ford administration personnel
- Iowa Republicans
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa
- Nixon administration personnel
- People from Bloomfield, Iowa
- People from Wisner, Nebraska
- United States Assistant Secretaries of the Interior
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
- Wayne State College alumni
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives