Robert McClory (January 31, 1908 – July 24, 1988) was an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois.

Robert McClory
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 13th district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byPhil Crane
Succeeded byJohn N. Erlenborn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 12th district
In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byEdward Rowan Finnegan
Succeeded byPhil Crane
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 52nd district
In office
January 9, 1957 – January 3, 1963
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRobert E. Coulson
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 14, 1953 – January 9, 1957
Preceded byRay Paddock
Succeeded byHayes Robertson
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 10, 1951 – January 14, 1953
Serving with Thomas A. Bolger, Harvey Pearson
Preceded byJ. Nick Keller
Succeeded byJack E. Bairstow
A. B. McConnell
Personal details
Born(1908-01-31)January 31, 1908
Riverside, Illinois
DiedJuly 24, 1988(1988-07-24) (aged 80)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materDartmouth College
Chicago-Kent College of Law (LLB)
McClory with President Ronald Reagan in 1981

Born in Riverside, Illinois, McClory attended the public schools, L'Institut Sillig, Vevey, Switzerland from 1925 to 1926, and Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire from 1926 to 1928.[1] He graduated from Chicago–Kent College of Law in 1932.[2] He was admitted to the bar in 1932 and thereafter engaged in the practice of law in state and federal courts in Cook and Lake counties. He was the village attorney of Lake Bluff, Illinois, and was the ScoutMaster of Lake Bluff Boy Scout Troop 42.[3] He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve 1933–1937.

McClory was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1950 and to the Illinois Senate in 1952, 1956, and 1960.[4]

McClory was one of seven Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee to vote for articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon.

McClory was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1983).[5] He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-ninth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C. He was United States delegate to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference from 1963 to 1982, and honorary delegate, 1983 to 1988. He was a resident of Washington, D.C., until his death there on July 24, 1988.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/8446/rec/48 [bare URL]
  2. ^ https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/31752/rec/52 [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Robert McClory". Lake Bluff History Museum. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. ^ https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/35451/rec/64 [bare URL]
  5. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=16421 [bare URL]

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Illinois House of Representatives
Preceded by
J. Nick Keller
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 8th district

1951–1953
Served alongside: Thomas A. Bolger, Harvey Pearson
Succeeded by
Jack E. Bairstow
A. B. McConnell
Illinois Senate
Preceded by Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 8th district

1953–1957
Succeeded by
Hayes Robertson
Preceded by
Constituency established
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 52nd district

1957–1963
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 12th congressional district

1963–1973
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 13th congressional district

1973–1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee
1977–1983
Succeeded by