Jeffrey Paul Hillelson
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Jeffrey Paul Hillelson was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
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, Hillelson attended the public schools.
He graduated from the University of Missouri–Kansas City
1947.
He was in the United States Army
from 1942 to 1946, retaining his commission in the Reserve.
Business owner from 1947 to 1952. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon
Fraternity.
, 1949. Hillelson was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1955).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-fourth Congress in 1954. Hillelson was appointed Executive Assistant to the Postmaster General, Washington, D.C.
, from January 3, 1955, until his resignation September 22, 1955. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress.
He served as delegate to Republican State conventions, 1948, 1952, and 1956.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1956.
He was appointed acting postmaster of Kansas City, Missouri
from 1957 to 1961. Hillelson was elected member of Kansas City, Missouri
, city council from April 1963 until June 1969. Hillelson was appointed Regional Administrator of the General Services Administration
in Kansas City from 1969 to 1974. He served on the Johnson County, Kansas, commission from 1981 to 1982.
He died on May 28, 2003, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas
.
Internment in Arlington National Cemetery
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Early Life and Education
Born in Springfield, OhioSpringfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
, Hillelson attended the public schools.
He graduated from the University of Missouri–Kansas City
University of Missouri–Kansas City
The University of Missouri–Kansas City is a public university located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It is a branch of the University of Missouri System. Its main campus is in Kansas City's Rockhill neighborhood east of the Country Club Plaza...
1947.
He was in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
from 1942 to 1946, retaining his commission in the Reserve.
Business owner from 1947 to 1952. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...
Fraternity.
Political Career
He served as chair of the Republican City Central Committee of Independence, MissouriIndependence, Missouri
Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
, 1949. Hillelson was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1955).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-fourth Congress in 1954. Hillelson was appointed Executive Assistant to the Postmaster General, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, from January 3, 1955, until his resignation September 22, 1955. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress.
He served as delegate to Republican State conventions, 1948, 1952, and 1956.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1956.
He was appointed acting postmaster of Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
from 1957 to 1961. Hillelson was elected member of Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, city council from April 1963 until June 1969. Hillelson was appointed Regional Administrator of the General Services Administration
General Services Administration
The General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
in Kansas City from 1969 to 1974. He served on the Johnson County, Kansas, commission from 1981 to 1982.
He died on May 28, 2003, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Shawnee Mission, Kansas is a name created by the United States Postal Service to describe an area of Johnson County, Kansas that contains numerous towns. Parts of southern Overland Park are not part of Shawnee Mission as they were annexed from unincorporated Stanley and use zip code 66085...
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Internment in Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
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