Dan Kuykendall

Dan Kuykendall
Official portrait, c. 1973
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	George W. Grider
Succeeded by	Harold Ford Sr.
Constituency	9th district (1967–1973) 8th district (1973–1975)
Personal details
Born	Dan Heflin Kuykendall (1924-07-09)July 9, 1924 Cherokee, Texas, U.S.
Died	June 12, 2008(2008-06-12) (aged 83) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jacqueline Meyer ​ (m. 1951)​
Children	4
Alma mater	Texas A&M University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Army Air Corps
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	First lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II

Dan Heflin Kuykendall (July 9, 1924 – June 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served as a United States Representative from Tennessee's 8th and 9th congressional districts from 1967 until 1975. A member of the Republican Party, Kuykendall was the first Republican to be elected in the 8th district since 1920 and was the first to be elected in the 9th district since 1872.^[1]