John Paul Hammerschmidt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Paul Hammerschmidt
American politician
Date of Birth: 04-May-1922
Place of Birth: Harrison, Arkansas, United States
Date of Death: 01-Apr-2015
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Paul Hammerschmidt
- John Paul Hammerschmidt (May 4, 1922 – April 1, 2015) was an American politician from the state of Arkansas.
- A Republican, Hammerschmidt served for thirteen terms in the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas' 3rd congressional district located in the northwestern quadrant of his state.
- He served from 1967 until his retirement in 1993. In 1974, a nationally Democratic year, he secured his fifth term by defeating the then 28-year-old future President Bill Clinton.
- He was also the first Republican elected to the House of Representatives from Arkansas since Reconstruction.
- Coincidentally, Hammerschmidt left the House the same month in which Clinton became president.
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