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5 unusual facts about J. Edward Roush


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J. Edward Roush, who represented Indiana's 4th Congressional District 1959-1977, and was instrumental in establishing the nationwide 911 emergency system.

J. Edward Roush

Roush was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977).

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976.

Roush was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1969).

J. Edward Roush Lake

The Huntington Reservoir was renamed J. Edward Roush Lake to honor the impact to the local area of J. Edward Roush, who served as a State Representative and State Senator in Indiana and a representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.



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