James C. Corman

A Representative from California. Born in Galena, Cherokee County, Kans. , October 20, 1920. Moved with his family to Los Angeles, Calif. , in 1933. Attended the public schools of Los Angeles and graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1942, and from the University of Southern California Law School in 1948. Served as a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps with the Third Marine Division, 1942-1946, and was in the Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima actions. Also served in the United States Marine Corps, 1950-1952. Was admitted to the bar in 1949 and engaged in the practice of law in Van Nuys, Calif. Member of Los Angeles city council, 1957-1960. Member, President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-seventh and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1981). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress. Died on December 30, 2000 in Arlington, Va. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery.