Robert James Huber (August 29, 1922 - April 23, 2001) was a politician from the

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. Huber was born in

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, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He attended the

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1935–1937, and graduated from

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, 1939. He received a B.S. from the

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in 1943. He served in the

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, 1943–1946. Huber worked as a banker and businessman, and was mayor of

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, 1959–1964. He served on the board of supervisors of

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. 1959–1963. He was a member of the

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from the 16th district from 1965 to 1970. Huber was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 18th congressional district to the

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, serving from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1975. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974, losing to future Democratic

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. He ran unsuccessfully for nomination to the

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from Michigan in 1970, 1976, 1982, and 1988. He was chairman of the board, Michigan Chrome and Chemical Co. Huber died in Troy, Michigan, and was interred in Memory Gardens Cemetery, in

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References

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