American politician (1905-2000)
Neil Oliver Staebler (July 11, 1905 – December 8, 2000) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan .
Staebler had German ancestry .[ 1] Ann Arbor, Michigan and graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1922. He received a B.A. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1926. He served on the staff of the Office of Price Administration , 1942–1943, and in the United States Navy , 1943–1945. He was chairman, of the Michigan state Democratic central committee, 1950–1961 and a member of the Democratic National Committee , 1961–1964 and 1965–1968. He was a visiting professor at the University of Massachusetts in 1962. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1952 , 1956 , 1960 , 1964 , and 1968 .[ 2]
Following the 1960 census , Michigan gained one additional seat in Congress due to reapportionment . Despite this change, the state legislature did not create the new 19th district in time for the 1962 elections, so Staebler was elected as an at-large candidate from the Democratic Party to represent Michigan in the 88th Congress , serving from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965. He did not pursue reelection in 1964, but instead unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican Governor of Michigan George W. Romney .
He was a member of the Federal Election Commission from April 1975 to October 1978. Staebler died in Ann Arbor from the effects of Alzheimer's disease .
Family
Staebler's father, Edward W. Staebler , was mayor of Ann Arbor from 1927 to 1931.[ 2]
Staebler's grandson, Ned Staebler, is the chief executive of TechTown , a high-tech business incubator in Detroit, and was a candidate in the primary for Michigan state house of representatives in the 53rd District in 2010.[ 2] [ 3]
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