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Former Md. Congressman Gilbert Gude Dies
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| Last Edited | RMF Jun 11, 2007 07:39pm |
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| News Date | Friday, June 8, 2007 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (AP) WASHINGTON Gilbert Gude, a former Maryland Republican congressman and state lawmaker who championed environmental causes that included preserving the Potomac River, died Thursday, according to his former Capitol Hill spokesman. He was 84.
Gude died of congestive heart failure at Sibley Memorial Hospital, said Bill Grigg, who was an aide during Gude's 1967-1977 tenure as representative for Maryland's 8th Congressional District, which borders Washington.
Gude was the lead sponsor of a House bill that led to national park status for the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, a waterway that parallels the northern shore of the Potomac for 185 miles. Built in the 19th century to bring coal andother goods from western Maryland to Washington, the scenic canal had been designated as the route for a freeway. |
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