William Clinger

William Clinger
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
In office
January 3, 1995  January 3, 1997
Preceded byJohn Conyers
Succeeded byDan Burton
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
January 3, 1979  January 3, 1997
Preceded byJoseph Ammerman
Succeeded byJohn Peterson
Constituency23rd district (1979–1993)
5th district (1993–1997)
Personal details
Born
William Floyd Clinger Jr.

(1929-04-04)April 4, 1929
Warren, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 28, 2021(2021-05-28) (aged 92)
Naples, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Julia Whitla
(m. 1952; died 2016)
EducationJohns Hopkins University (BA)
University of Virginia (LLB)
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1951–1955

William Floyd Clinger Jr. (April 4, 1929 – May 28, 2021) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented northwest and north-central Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997.