Cecil R. King
Cecil R. King | |
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Clayton A. Dills | |
In office January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935 | |
Preceded by | George F. Gillette |
Succeeded by | Lee E. Geyer |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort Niagara, New York | January 13, 1898
Died | March 17, 1974 Inglewood, California | (aged 76)
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 |
Education | University of Southern California |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Cecil Rhodes King (January 13, 1898 – March 17, 1974) was an American
special election on August 25, 1942, after previously serving out the term of Lee E. Geyer who had died in Washington, D.C., on October 11, 1941.[2]
Background
King was born on January 13, 1898, in
Los Angeles, California.[1] After attending public school in Los Angeles, King enlisted in the United States Army during World War I.[3] In the war, he served as a private, the lowest enlisted rank in the United States Army,[4] from 1917 to 1918. After the war, King got involved in local business in Southern California.[1]
Politics
In 1933, King became a member of the
November 3 election and captured 92,260 votes, 99.8 percent of the total.[7]
King served as a member of the
1966.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24] King also was one of the first people involved in the issue of Medicare, and had carried on the battle in the House of Representatives throughout the 1950s and 1960s until President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare Bill on July 30, 1965.[25]
King voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[26] 1960,[27] 1964,[28] 1968,[29] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution[30] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[31]
After nearly twenty-seven years of service, King was not a candidate for re-election in the
1968 House elections to the 91st United States Congress.[1] His successor, Glenn M. Anderson, won a close election by a slim two percent margin.[32] On March 17, 1974, King died of a stroke at a nursing home in Inglewood, California, at the age of 76. He was then interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Cecil R. King Profile". United States Congress. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ a b "Lee E. Geyer Profile". United States Congress. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ a b c Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Cecil Rhodes King Information". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ "Symbols and Insignias in the United States Army". United States Army. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "California Delegation to the 1940 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "1940 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ISBN 0-87187-996-4. pg. 1194
- ^ "Former Members of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means". United States House Committee on Ways and Means. Archived from the original on 2006-12-27. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "California Delegation to the 1944 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "1944 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Alex Vassar and Shane Meyers. "November 7, 1944 General Election". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1204
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "California Delegation to the 1948 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1209
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1214
- ^ "My Heart Is Broken". Time. November 26, 1951. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1219
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1224
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1229
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1234
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1239
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1244
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1249
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1254
- ^ Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965. Volume II, entry 394, pp. 811-815 (1966)
- ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957".
- ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
- ^ "H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
- ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1259