Martin Dies, Jr. Biography

Martin Dies, Jr. biography

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NAME: Martin Dies, Jr.
OCCUPATION: U.S. Representative
BIRTH DATE: November 05, 1901
DEATH DATE: November 14, 1972
EDUCATION: University of Texas, National University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Colorado, Texas
PLACE OF DEATH: Lufkin, Texas

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A controversial figure, U.S. Congressman Martin Dies, Jr. led the Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities from 1937 to 1944, targeting alleged communists.

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Born in Texas in 1901, congressman Martin Dies, Jr. was an early supporter of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, but later turned conservative. From 1937 to 1944 he led the controversial Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities (later HUAC), which persecuted U.S. officials it believed to have ties to the Communist Party.