Robert Woodrow Levering (October 3, 1914 – August 11, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1959 to 1961. He was the son-in-law of Usher L. Burdick and brother-in-law of

Quentin N. Burdick Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U ...

Biography

Born near

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was son of Gertrude Alice and Daniel Lloyd Levering, Levering graduated from

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. He earned his

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in 1936 from

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, and his

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in 1940 from

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, Washington, D.C. He was a librarian at the

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from 1937 to 1941, and was a lawyer in private practice.

Early career

In July 1941, he became a civilian attorney working for the

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in Manila, Philippines, where he became a

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during

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from 1942 to 1945. He served as assistant attorney general of Ohio from 1949 to 1950. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to Congress in 1948, 1950, 1954, and 1956.

Military service

Levering was in the

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and was promoted to Major in 1960.Constable, George
"Seven Local Contests To Be Decided"
'' Mansfield News-Journal'', Mansfield, Ohio, volume 76, number 245, November 6, 1960, page 37.

Congress

Levering was elected as a

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to the Eighty-sixth Congress (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-seventh Congress in 1960 and for election in 1962, 1964, and 1968.

Death and burial

He died on August 11, 1989, in

, and his remains were cremated.

Publications

References

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