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Paul Martin Simon (November 29, 1928 – December 9, 2003) was an American politician from Illinois. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985, and in United States Senate from 1985 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he unsuccessfully ran for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. After his political career in 1997, he served as director of the future Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois, which was renamed in his honor; there, he taught classes on politics, history and journalism. Simon was famous for his distinctive appearance that included a bowtie and horn-rimmed glasses. ==Early life and career== Simon was born in Eugene, Oregon. He was the son of Martin Simon, a Lutheran minister and missionary to China,〔(The Rising of Bread for the World: An Outcry of Citizens Against Hunger by Arthur Simon )〕 and Ruth (née Tolzmann), a Lutheran missionary as well. Simon attended Concordia University, a Lutheran school in Portland. He later attended the University of Oregon and Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, but never graduated. After meeting with local Lions Club members, he borrowed $3,600 to take over the defunct ''Troy Call'' newspaper in 1948, becoming the nation's youngest editor-publisher, of the renamed ''Troy Tribune'' in Troy, Illinois, eventually building a chain of 14 weekly newspapers. His activism against gambling, prostitution, and government corruption while at the ''Troy Tribune'' influenced the newly elected Governor, Adlai Stevenson, to take a stand on these issues, creating national exposure for Simon that later resulted in his testifying before the Kefauver Commission.〔(Dark Horse in a Bow Tie ) Michael Wright〕 In 1951, Simon left his newspaper and enlisted in the United States Army, during the Korean War. During his military career, Simon served as intelligence officer, and was honorably discharged in 1953, at the end of the war. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Simon (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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