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| − | |name=William Cato "Bill" Cramer, Sr. | + | |name=William Cato “Bill” Cramer, Sr. |
| | |image=William C. Cramer of FL.jpg | | |image=William C. Cramer of FL.jpg |
| − | |office=[[United States Representative]]<br> for [[Florida]]'s 1st, 12th, and 8th congressional districts at various times | + | |office=[[United States Representative]]<br> for [[Florida]]'s 1st, 12th, and 8th Congressional Districts at various times |
| | |term_start=January 3, 1955 | | |term_start=January 3, 1955 |
| | |term_end=January 3, 1971 | | |term_end=January 3, 1971 |
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| − | '''William Cato Cramer, Sr.''' (August 4, 1922 – October 18, 2003), was the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] since 1880 to have been elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Florida]]. He represented three different congressional districts during his House tenure from 1955 to 1971. He was an [[attorney]] in St. Petersburg in Pinellas County. First elected in 1954 at the age of thirty-two, he went on to win repeated reelection bids until 1970, when he ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]]. | + | '''William Cato “Bill” Cramer, Sr.''' (August 4, 1922 – October 18, 2003), was the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] since 1880 to have been elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Florida]]. He represented three different congressional districts during his House tenure from 1955 to 1971. He was an [[attorney]] in St. Petersburg in Pinellas County. First elected in 1954 at the age of thirty-two, he went on to win repeated reelection bids until 1970, when he ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]]. |
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| | ==Background== | | ==Background== |