Congressman who sponsored impeachment against Nixon has died

[proud2BlibKansan]

Ex-Missouri Rep. William Hungate dies
By BETSY TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer

William Hungate, a former federal judge and congressman who sponsored one of the articles of impeachment against President Nixon, died Friday, his family said. He was 84.

Hungate had complications from surgery after suffering a blood clot to the brain, they said.

A Democrat, Hungate represented Missouri's 9th District from November 1964 to January 1977.

Hungate sponsored the second article of impeachment against Richard Nixon before the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate proceeding. Approved by the panel July 29, 1974, it said Nixon repeatedly failed to carry out his duty to uphold the law.

That fall, Hungate, as chairman of the Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on criminal justice, led the investigation of the presidential pardon of Nixon by his successor, President Ford.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. RIP, William Hungate...

You were a good man...

You served your country very well.......:patriot:

Where will we find another such as he, to serve us now? :cry:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. There are several, Peggy

who have signed off on Kucinich's impeachment of Cheney.

[Vidar]

3. RIP Mr. Hungate.

[karlrschneider]

4. I'm ashamed to admit the name rings no bell.

Maybe I'm just 'gate' weary...

[UrbScotty]

5. RIP Mr. Hungate. (nt)