Houston Flournoy
Houston Flournoy | |
|---|---|
Ernest R. Geddes | |
| Succeeded by | Peter F. Schabarum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Houston Irving Flournoy October 7, 1929 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 2008 (aged 78) California, U.S. |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
Houston Irving Flournoy (October 7, 1929 – January 7, 2008) was an American politician who served as a California legislator and the 26th California State Controller from 1967 to 1975 under Governor Ronald Reagan. He later became a professor of public administration at the University of Southern California (USC). As of 2024, he is the last Republican to have served as California State Controller.
Born in
In 1957, he took a faculty position in the Pomona College Department of Political Science, where he quickly won tenure and remained a full time professor until 1960 and a part time faculty member until 1966, when he ran for California State Controller. In 1960, he successfully ran for California State Assembly as a Republican Party candidate, and served from 1961 to 1967. In 1966, he was elected California State Controller and served as Controller from 1967 to 1975.
In
In 1976, he was appointed professor at USC in
External links
- Houston Flournoy *56 - obituary at Princeton
- Tribute by State Senator Tom McClintock
References
- ^ Woo, Elaine (January 10, 2008). "Legislator and 2-term state controller lost '74 gov.'s race". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- Mercury News, Marcus Wohlsen and AP, January 8, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2022.