Olin E. Teague

Tiger Teague
Chair of the House Science Committee
In office
January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1978
Preceded byGeorge P. Miller
Succeeded byDon Fuqua
Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byEdith Nourse Rogers
Succeeded byWilliam Jennings Bryan Dorn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 6th district
In office
August 24, 1946 – December 31, 1978
Preceded byLuther A. Johnson
Succeeded byPhil Gramm
Personal details
Born
Olin Earl Teague

(1910-04-06)April 6, 1910
Woodward, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1981(1981-01-23) (aged 70)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationTexas A&M University
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1940–1946
RankColonel
AwardsSilver Star
Bronze Star
Purple Heart (2)

Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague (April 6, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American politician and World War II veteran who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district as a Democrat for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.


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