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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{infobox officeholder
| name = James F. Lind
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|10|17}}
| birth_place = [[York, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1975|4|11|1900|10|17}}
| death_place = [[York, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| father = William E. Lind
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| relatives =
| alma_mater = [[Pennsylvania State University]]
| occupation =
| allegiance = United States
| branch = [[United States Army]] (1917–1920, 1941–1946, 1953)<br>[[United States Army Reserve]] (1934–1941)<br>[[Pennsylvania National Guard]] (1934–1941)
| branch_label = Branch
| serviceyears = 1917–1920<br>1934–1946<br>1953
| rank = colonel
| battles = [[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]<br>[[Korean War]]
| battles_label = Conflicts
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James F. Lind was born in [[York, Pennsylvania]], the son of William E. and Alice E. (née Shanabrough) Lind.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4918266/james-f-lind-obit/|title=James F. Lind Dead; Soldier, Congressman, County Official|work=York Daily Record|date=1975-04-12|access-date=2022-01-06}}</ref> He graduated from a [[Penn State]] branch campus as an [[accountant]]. He served in the [[United States Army]] from 1917 to 1920, 1941 to 1946, and in 1953. He also served in the [[United States Army Reserve]] from 1934 to 1941, and the [[Pennsylvania National Guard]] from 1934 to 1941. He served on the Veterans’ Administration of [[York County, Pennsylvania]], from 1946 to 1947, and as chief clerk to the York County Board of Commissioners in 1948.
He married Grace
==Tenure==
Lind was elected as a Democrat to the [[81st Congress]] in 1948, defeating incumbent Republican Congressman [[Chester H. Gross]], and was re-elected to the [[82nd Congress]] in 1950. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [[United States House election, 1952|1952]], defeated by Republican [[S. Walter Stauffer]].
==Retirement and death==
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