Cecil R. King

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Cecil R. King
Clayton A. Dills
In office
January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
Preceded byGeorge F. Gillette
Succeeded byLee E. Geyer
Personal details
Born(1898-01-13)January 13, 1898
Fort Niagara, New York
DiedMarch 17, 1974(1974-03-17) (aged 76)
Inglewood, California
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
EducationUniversity of Southern California
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Battles/warsWorld 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

  1. ^ a b c d "Cecil R. King Profile". United States Congress. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  2. ^ a b "Lee E. Geyer Profile". United States Congress. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  3. ^ a b c Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Cecil Rhodes King Information". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  4. ^ "Symbols and Insignias in the United States Army". United States Army. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  5. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "California Delegation to the 1940 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  6. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "1940 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  7. ISBN 0-87187-996-4
    . pg. 1194
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "California Delegation to the 1944 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  10. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "1944 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  11. ^ Alex Vassar and Shane Meyers. "November 7, 1944 General Election". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  12. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1204
  13. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "California Delegation to the 1948 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  14. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1209
  15. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1214
  16. ^ "My Heart Is Broken". Time. November 26, 1951. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
  17. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1219
  18. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1224
  19. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1229
  20. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1234
  21. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1239
  22. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1244
  23. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1249
  24. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1254
  25. ^ Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965. Volume II, entry 394, pp. 811-815 (1966)
  26. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957".
  27. ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  28. ^ "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".
  29. ^ "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".
  30. ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS".
  31. ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
  32. ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1259

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 17th congressional district
1942 - 1969 		Succeeded by
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