What is John Paul Hammerschmidt?
[[File:John Paul Hammerschmidt.JPG|thumb|right|Hammerschmidt in 2007]] '''John Paul Hammerschmidt''' (May 4, 1922 &ndash; April 1, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] politician from the state of [[Arkansas]]. A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Hammerschmidt served for 13 terms in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from the northwestern Arkansas district before he retired in 1993. Hammerschmidt was born in [[Harrison, Arkansas|Harrison]], [[Arkansas]]. He studied at the [[University of Arkansas]]. In 1974, a nationally [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] year, he secured his fifth term by defeating the then 28-year-old future [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. He was also the first Republican elected to the House of Representatives from Arkansas since [[Reconstruction of the United States|Reconstruction]]. Hammerschmidt died at a hospital in [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]], [[Arkansas]] from [[heart failure|heart]] and [[respiratory failure]], aged 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/apr/01/john-paul-hammerschmidt-dies-92/?breaking|title=John Paul Hammerschmidt dies at 92|publisher=Arkansas Online.com|accessdate=April 2, 2015|date=April 1, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammerschmidt, John Paul}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from heart failure]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:United States representatives from Arkansas]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] {{us-bio-stub}}