William Kaiser Van Pelt (March 10, 1905 – June 2, 1996) was a

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member of the

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from

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. Born in

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, his family moved to

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when he was a youth. Van Pelt was elected to serve Wisconsin's 6th District in the

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and was reelected to the six succeeding congresses as well serving from January 3, 1951, till January 3, 1965. He lost his reelection bid to the 89th Congress losing out to John A. Race. Van Pelt voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and

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, but voted against the

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and the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Van Pelt owned City Fuel Company and was involved in the Republican Party. After his time in Congress Van Pelt once again resided in Fond Du Lac until his death on June 2, 1996.

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1905 births 1996 deaths Politicians from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American politicians People from Glenbeulah, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-Representative-stub