John S. Wold

John Schiller Wold ( born August 31, 1916 in East Orange, New Jersey ) is a former American politician. Between 1969 and 1971 he represented the state of Wyoming in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

John Wold attended until 1934, the Taft High School in Watertown (Connecticut). He then continued his education at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and at Union College in Schenectady (New York). There, he graduated in 1939. He was geologist who specialized in the exploration of oil, gas, coal and uranium deposits. During the Second World War, John Wold served in the U.S. Navy.

Political career

Wold was a member of the Republican Party. From 1957 to 1959 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Wyoming. At the same time he was chairman of the party in that State. Between 1960 and 1964 he was also a member of the Republican National Committee. 1964 ran unsuccessfully for a seat Wold in the U.S. Senate. In the congressional elections of 1968 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. There he completed between January 1969 and January 3, 1971 3 a legislature. In 1970 he abandoned a bid again. Instead, he made ​​another unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate. After he retired from politics. Today he lives in Casper, Wyoming.