William Lehman (Florida politician)
William Lehman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Carrie Meek |
| Constituency | 13th district (1973–1983) 17th district (1983–1993) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1913 Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2005 (aged 91) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Alabama Oxford University |
| Occupation | Politician, auto dealer, teacher |
William M. Lehman (October 5, 1913 – March 16, 2005) was an American politician. He served in the United States Representative, representing Florida from 1973 until 1993.
Early life
[edit]Born in Selma, Alabama, Lehman graduated from Dallas Academy and Selma High School in 1930. He received a B.S. from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1934 and attended Oxford University in 1965.
He was an auto dealer and a teacher at Miami Norland Junior High School in Miami, Florida, in 1963–1964, while also working as an instructor at Miami-Dade Junior College in 1965–1966.
Political career
[edit]He was a member of the Miami-Dade County School Board from 1966 to 1972, and was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1993. He was not a candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992. Segments of the area the seat occupied were folded into a district currently served by Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Serving as chair of the Miami-Dade county transportation subcommittee, he helped create the Metrorail and Tri-Rail systems. Other work includes the assisted creation of the trauma care center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.[1]
Death
[edit]He died in 2005 in Miami Beach, aged 91. William Lehman Elementary School in Miami, Florida, and the William Lehman Causeway are named after him.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Welcome | Jewish Museum of Florida - FIU". jmof.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "William Lehman (id: L000226)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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- 1913 births
- 2005 deaths
- Politicians from Selma, Alabama
- University of Alabama alumni
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida
- Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American legislators
- School board members in Florida
- 20th-century American Jews
- 21st-century American Jews