Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho, April 11, 1920. Graduated from Sequoia High School, Redwood City, Calif. , 1938. B. S. , Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, Calif. , 1941. Graduate work, Oklahoma A. &. &. M. College (now Oklahoma State University), Stillwater, Okla. , 1943. United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1945. Realtor. City councilman, Redwood City, Calif. , 1950-1966. Mayor, Redwood City, Calif. , 1956-1960. Member, board of supervisors, San Mateo County, Calif. , 1972-1979. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Leo J. Ryan, (April 3, 1979-January 3, 1981). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-seventh Congress in 1980. Regional representative, U. S. Department of Transportation, 1981-1982. Died on April 8, 2013, in Redwood City, Calif. Interment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Calif.
