John Bertrand Conlan

Biographical Information

The Honorable John Conlan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona in the November 7, 1972 General Election.  The following is his biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress:

CONLAN, John Bertrand, a Representative from Arizona; born in Oak Park, Cook County, Ill.; attended Illinois public schools; B.S., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1951; LL.B., Harvard University Law School, 1954; Fulbright Scholarship, University of Cologne, Germany, 1954-1955; studied at The Hague Academy of International Law; admitted to the Illinois bar in 1954 and commenced practice in Chicago; served in the United States Army, captain, 1956-1961; former member of political science faculties at the University of Maryland and Arizona State University; practiced law in Phoenix, Ariz.; State senator, 1965-1972; delegate, Arizona State Republican conventions, 1962-1972; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the Ninety-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1977); was not a candidate in 1976 for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate; is a resident of Phoenix, Ariz.

Military Experience

U.S. Army, Captain, paratrooper, 1956-1961

Employment

Arizona Legislative Service

Sources

Birth: Arizona Legislative Biography sheet, middle name:  Biographical Directory of the United States Congress; military:  Biographical Directory of the United States Congress and clipping in Conlan Legislative file at the Archives