Charles J. Colden
Charles J. Colden | |
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15th district | |
In office July 1, 1925 – June 30, 1929 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | A. E. Henning |
Personal details | |
Born | Peoria County, Illinois | August 24, 1870
Died | April 15, 1938 Washington, D.C. | (aged 67)
Resting place | Roosevelt Memorial Park Cemetery, Gardena, California |
Charles J. Colden (August 24, 1870 – April 15, 1938) was a politician who served in the Los Angeles City Council and from 1933 to 1938 as a member of the U.S. Congress.
Biography
Colden was born on a farm in
Colden taught school in Missouri and Iowa from 1889 to 1896. He was the editor and publisher of the
He was president of the
Colden took a vacation tour of the West in 1912 and "was attracted to the possibilities" of the
He died in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Roosevelt Memorial Park Cemetery in Gardena, California,[1] but in 1965 his body was reinterred at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.[4] He was survived by his wife, Clara N. Colden; a sister, Mrs. B.C. Hall, two daughters, Mrs. Lester Hawthorne and Abbe Colden; and two sons, John C. Colden and Charles J. Colden Jr.[3]
Political life
Missouri
Colden was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1901 to 1905.[1]
California
Planning
He was a member of the city's first
Harbor
Colden was president of the Los Angeles Harbor commission from 1923 to 1925. While on the commission, he worked vigorously for the Harbor Belt Line that linked all the port facilities via rail. He also led a fight to give the
In January 1925, Edgar McKee, former president of the harbor board, filed suit against Colden, charging him with "having conspired . . . to oust McKee as president of the Harbor Board and to have plotted to ruin him." McKee claimed that Colden and others attempted to involve McKee 'in various deals involving the purchase of lands for the Harbor Commission and through which they intended to make a private profit."[6] Colden denied the charge, and the matter was later settled out of court.[7]
City Council
Colden was the first resident of the
In 1925 a new
Congress
Colden was elected to Congress as a Democrat from California's 17th district and served from March 4, 1933, until his death in 1938.
Liberty Ship
The Charles J. Colden (hull number 2691) was one of the type EC2-S-C1
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
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- ^ a b c d e Biographical Director of the United States Congress
- ^ Los Angeles Public Library reference file
- ^ a b c Congressman Colden Funeral Next Monday," Los Angeles Herald-Express, April 6, 1938, in Los Angeles Public Library file on Colden
- ^ Political Graveyard
- ^ "City Planners' Progress Told," Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1920, page II-8
- ^ "Colden Silent on M'Kee Suit," Los Angeles Times, January 13, 1925, page B-9
- ^ "M'Kee Suit to Be Dismissed," Los Angeles Times, December 3, 1925, page A-9
- ^ "Colden Out of Race for Councilman," Los Angeles Times, February 21, 1929, page A-13
- ^ U.S. Merchant Marines.net: Liberty Ships built by Permanente Metals
Other references
- Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, compiled under the direction of the Municipal Reference Library, City Hall, Los Angeles, March 1938 (reprinted 1966)