John Christian "Jack" Ruckelshaus II (January 4, 1930 – May 22, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

Ruckelshaus was born in

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, where he attended

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. Ruckelshaus served in the

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in 1952 and 1953. He graduated from the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

in 1953 and the

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (IU McKinney) is located on the campus of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, Indiana, the urban campus of Indiana University. In the summer of 2001 ...

in 1957. Ruckelshaus was admitted to the Indiana State Bar in 1957 and practiced law in Indianapolis. Ruckelshaus served in the

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from 1957 to 1964 as a

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. He then served on the Indianapolis School Board from 1964 to 1968 and the

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from 1971 to 1975. His brother was

William Ruckelshaus William Doyle Ruckelshaus (July 24, 1932 – November 27, 2019) was an American attorney and government official. Ruckelshaus served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1966 to 1968, and was the United States Assistant Attorney Genera ...

, who served as

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and two-time

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. His son is

John Ruckelshaus John Christian Ruckelshaus III is an American politician. Biography Ruckelshaus is a Republican politician who was a member of the Indiana Senate representing the 30th district where he served from 2016 to 2020. He previously served in the In ...

, a former member of the

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