Dates

• Existence: 1920-2009

Biography

James Edward Bromwell was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 26, 1920. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1942. After serving in the Army during World War II, he attended the Harvard University School of Business. Receiving his degree in 1947, he returned to the University of Iowa to attend law school. Graduating in 1950, he began practice in his hometown of Cedar Rapids. He was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1961 as a Republican, and he served until 1965. Failing to win re-election to the House in 1964, he tried for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate in 1968. When his bid proved unsuccessful, he resumed his law practice.

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