William Floyd Clinger Jr

A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Warren, Warren County, Pa., April 4, 1929; attended the public schools of Warren; graduated from The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., 1947; B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., 1951; LL.B., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 1965; United States Navy, lieutenant, 1951-1955; associated with the New Process Co., Warren, Pa., 1955-1962; admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1965; lawyer, private practice; delegate, Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967-1968; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1972; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1997); chairman, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (One Hundred Fourth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996. In 1951 he married his beloved wife Julia "Judy" Whitla, who predeceased him in 2016. Bill was the devoted and adored father of four children: Eleanore "Bijou" (Greg) Miller of New York City, William F. Clinger III of Chicago, James Hunter (Catherine) Clinger of Alexandria, and Julia Boulton Clinger of Newton, MA. He is also survived by seven beloved grandchildren: Sara and Juliet Miller, Charlotte and Jane Clinger, and Boulton, Porter, and William Yanhs.