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Line 1: {{Short description\|American politician}} '''James Francis Lind''' ([[October 17]], [[1900]]–[[April 11]], [[1975]]) was a [[Democrat Party (United States)\|Democrat]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].▼ {{more footnotes\|date=October 2020}} {{infobox officeholder \| name = James F. Lind \| image = James F. Lind (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg \| image_size = \| caption = Lind, {{circa\|1949}} \| state = [[Pennsylvania]] \| district = [[Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district\|21st]] \| term_start = January 3, 1949 \| term_end = January 3, 1953 \| predecessor = [[Chester H. Gross]] \| successor = [[Augustine B. Kelley]] \| 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 \| mother = Alice E. Shanabrough \| spouse = {{marriage\|Grace Elizabeth Stahl\|1922}} \| children = 1 \| relatives = \| alma_mater = [[Pennsylvania State University]] \| occupation = {{Hlist\|Accountant\|politician}} \| 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 }} ▲'''James Francis Lind''' ([[October 17]], [[1900~~]]–[[~~ – April 11]], [[1975]]) was a [[~~Democrat~~Democratic Party (United States)\|~~Democrat~~Democratic]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. ==Early life and career== James F. Lind was born in [[York, PAPennsylvania]], 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 ~~the~~a [[Penn State ~~Extension School~~]] 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, PAPennsylvania]], from [[1946]] to [[1947]], and as chief clerk to the York County Board of Commissioners in [[1948]]. He married Grace Elizabeth Stahl in 1922, and they had one son, R. James Lind.<ref name=obit/><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yTUDvqrHWu4C&pg=PA116\|title=Official Congressional Directory, Volume 82\|work=United States Congress\|year=1952\|access-date=2022-01-10\|last1=Congress\|first1=United States\|last2=Michael\|first2=W. H.}}</ref> Lind was elected as a Democrat to the [[81st Congress\|Eighty-first]] and [[81st Congress\|Eighty-second]] Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [[1952]]. After his time in Congress, he served as controller of York County. He died on April 11, 1975, in York, PA, and is interred in [[Arlington National Cemetery]]. \▼ ==~~Sources~~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]]. {{CongBio\|L000318}}▼ [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html The Political Graveyard]▼ ==Retirement and death== ~~{{Pennsylvania-politician-stub}}~~ ▲~~Lind was elected as a Democrat to the [[81st Congress\|Eighty-first]] and [[81st Congress\|Eighty-second]] Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [[1952]].~~ After his time in Congress, he served as controller of York County. He died on April 11, 1975, in York~~, PA,~~ and is interred in [[Arlington National Cemetery]]. \ ==References== {{reflist}} ▲{{CongBio\|L000318}} ▲[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lind-lindquist.html The Political Graveyard] {{s-start ~~box~~}} {{s-par\|us-hs}} ~~{{USRepSuccessionBox \|~~ {{US House succession box \| state=Pennsylvania\| district=21 \| before=[[Chester H. Gross]] \| after=[[Augustine B. 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