Harley Orrin Staggers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harley Orrin Staggers

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1907

Place of Birth: Keyser, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1991

Profession: teacher, coach, politician, legal services

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Harley Orrin Staggers Sr.
(August 3, 1907 – August 20, 1991) was an American politician who served 16 terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1981, representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District as a Democrat.
From 1966 until his retirement in 1981, Congressman Staggers chaired the powerful House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (today the Committee on Commerce and Energy).
A longtime supporter of the American railroad industry and its workers, Congressman Staggers' landmark legislative achievement was the Staggers Rail Act, passed in 1980.