Robert John McINTOSH, Congress, MI (1922-2008)

McINTOSH, Robert John, a Representative from Michigan; born in Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Mich., September 16, 1922; graduated from Port Huron High School, Port Huron, Mich., 1940; attended Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., 1940-1944; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1948; was admitted to the bar in 1948 and commenced the practice of law in Port Huron, Mich.; served in the United States Air Force, 1942-1945 and was assigned to the Eighth Air Force in England as a fighter pilot; assistant prosecuting attorney, Saint Clair County, 1949-1951; postmaster at Port Huron, Mich., from October 1, 1953, to February 4, 1955; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-sixth Congress in 1958 and for election to the Eighty-seventh Congress in 1960; chairman, Michigan State Public Service Commission, 1963; executive assistant to Governor of Michigan, 1964-1965; director, Michigan Department of Commerce, 1966; resumed the practice of law; died on March 22, 2008, in Fort Gratiot, Mich.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present