Richard John Schweiker

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-07-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-04-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:district gptkb:Pennsylvania's_13th_congressional_district
gptkb:Pennsylvania's_2nd_congressional_district
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard John Schweiker
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Richard_Schweiker%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_United_States_Senate.jpg/220px-Richard_Schweiker%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_United_States_Senate.jpg
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dick_Schweiker
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Health_Maintenance_Organization_Act_of_1973
gptkb:Social_Security_Act_amendments
gptkb:Medicare
gptkb:National_Health_Planning_and_Resources_Development_Act_of_1974
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
National_School_Lunch_Act_amendments
Public_Health_Service_Act_amendments
Drug_Enforcement_Administration_establishment
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:office gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Secretary_of_Health,_Education,_and_Welfare
U.S._Senator
Member_of_the_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives
Chairman_of_the_Pennsylvania_Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Patricia_Roberts_Harris
Joseph_S._Clark_Jr.
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:serviceYears 1944-1946
gptkbp:spouse Joan_Schweiker
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Margaret_Heckler
gptkb:Hugh_Scott
gptkbp:termEnd 1967-01-01
1969-01-03
1981-01-03
1963-01-01
1983-01-20
gptkbp:termStart 1961-01-01
1969-01-03
1965-01-01
1967-01-03
1981-01-04