Q:Facts:   - caption: whiteside in 1977    - term: 1975 & ndash ; 1981    - party: republican    - spouse: shirley    - office: member 14th district of the washington house of representatives for the      - birth date: 15 april 1924    - name: jim whiteside    - image size: 160px    - image: representative jim whiteside.jpg    - birth place: yakima , washington , united states    - occupation: businessman   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim whiteside .
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james h. whiteside -lrb- born april 15 , 1924 -rrb- is an american former politician in the state of washington .he served the 14th district from 1975 to 1981 .