Martin Dies Jr.
Martin Dies Jr. | |
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Dies chairing a 1938 meeting of the House Un-American Activities Committee | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | John Calvin Box |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Martin Combs |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | district created |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
| Constituency | At-large district |
| Chairman of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities | |
| In office 1938–1944 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Hart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1900 Colorado City, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1972 (aged 72) Lufkin, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Myrtle McAdams (m. 1920) |
| Children | 3, including Martin Dies Jr. |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of Texas National University School of Law (LLB) |
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Martin Dies Jr. (November 5, 1900 – November 14, 1972), also known as Martin Dies Sr., was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second and after that to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1945). In 1944, Dies did not seek renomination to the Seventy-ninth Congress, but was elected to the Eighty-third and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959). Again, he did not seek renomination in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress. In 1941 and 1957, he was twice defeated for the nomination to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. A Southern Conservative Democrat, Dies served as the first chairman of the Special Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities from 1937 through 1944 (Seventy-fifth through Seventy-eighth Congresses).