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Hyde, Henry John
Born: 1924 AD
Currently alive, at 89 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Currently alive, at 89 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US lawyer and Republican politician
admitted to Illinois bar 1950
Representative from Illinois 1975--
sponsor and eponym of Hyde Amendment 1976 restricting use of federal funding for abortions
chairman of House Judiciary Committee 1995-2001
presided over Judiciary Committee hearings on impeachment of Bill Clinton, culminating in drafting of four articles of impeachment 1998, two of them (for perjury and obstruction of justice) being passed by House of Representatives
chairman of House International Relations Committee 2001--
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