Member of Congress
Class of - Member of 75th Congress, - Arizona(R)
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John Sidney McCain, III was born in Panama Canal Zone, August 29, He attended school in Alexandria, Va., and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in In he graduated from the National War College, Washington, D.C..
He was a pilot in the United States Navy from until From to he was a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was elected as a Republican in to the Ninety-eighth Congress (Arizona), reelected to the Ninety-ninth Congress in and served from January 3, , to January 3, He was elected to the United States Senate in , reelected in , , , and again in for the term ending in He was chair of the Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress; One Hundred Ninth Congress), and on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, June 6, ], One Hundred Eighth Congress). He pursued the Republican presidential nomination for , and ran (unsuccessfully) for President of the United State as the Republican nominee in &#;He passed away&#;August 25
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John McCain
American politician and military officer (–)
For other uses, see John McCain (disambiguation).
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| Preceded by | Barry Goldwater |
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| Succeeded by | Jon Kyl |
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| Preceded by | John Jacob Rhodes |
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| Succeeded by | John Jacob Rhodes III |
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January 3, &#;– August 25, [a] | | Preceded by | Carl Levin |
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| Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
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January 3, &#;– January 3, | | Preceded by | Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
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| Succeeded by | Byron Dorgan |
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January 3, &#;– January 3, | | Preceded by | Daniel Inouye |
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| Succeeded by | Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
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January 3, &#;– January 3, | | Preceded by | Fritz Hollings |
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| Succeeded by | Ted Stevens |
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January 20, &#;– June 3, | | Preceded by | Fritz Hollings |
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| Succeeded by | Fritz Hollings |
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January 3, &#;– January 3, | | Preceded by | Larry Pressler |
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| Succeeded by | Fritz Hollings |
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| Born | John Sidney McCain III
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Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone |
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| Died | August 25, () (aged&#;81)
Cornville, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Resting place | United States Naval Academy Cemetery |
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Who Was John McCain?
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Navy Blood
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