Family Child
Harley O. Staggers, Jr.
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1585515 · wikidata
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Harley Orrin Staggers
1907-08-03 – 1991-08-20
Life & Legacy
Harley Orrin Staggers Sr. (August 3, 1907 – August 20, 1991) was a liberal 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.
Occupation & Career
politician, coach, teacher, legal services, sheriff
Education
Emory & Henry University; Duke University
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Duke University · Emory & Henry University
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Margaret Anne Staggers
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1585515 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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