Robert C. Wilson

A Representative from California. Born in Calexico, Imperial County, Calif. , April 5, 1916. Attended California public schools, San Diego State College, and Otis Art Institute. During the Second World War operated Conship Commissary and served as a private in the United States Army. Lieutenant colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve. Partner in two advertising agencies in San Diego. Chairman, Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, 1962-1966. Elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1981). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1980. Chairman, Washington Industrial Team and Air-Space America. Died in Chula Vista, Calif. , on August 12, 1999. Interment at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, Calif.