| John Finley Baldwin Jr | |||
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | ||
| Preceded by | Robert Condon | ||
| Succeeded by | William S. Mailliard | ||
| Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office January 3, 1963 – March 9, 1966 | ||
| Preceded by | Harlan Hagen | ||
| Succeeded by | Jerome R. Waldie | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | June 28, 1915 Oakland, California | ||
| Died | March 9, 1966 (aged 50) Washington, D.C. | ||
| Resting place | Oakmont Memorial Park | ||
| Political party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Mary Isaacs Baldwin (m. 1944) | ||
| Parents | John Finley Baldwin
Nellie Linekin | ||
| Residence | Danville, California | ||
| Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley UC Berkeley School of Law | ||
| Military service | |||
| Allegiance |  United States of America
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| Service/branch |  United States Army
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| Years of service | April 1941- October 1946 | ||
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel
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John Finley Baldwin Jr. (June 28, 1915 – March 9, 1966) was an American military officer and later a U.S. Representative from California.[1]
Early life[]
Born in Oakland, California in 1915 to parents John Finley Baldwin and Nellie Linekin, John F. Baldwin Jr. graduated from San Ramon Valley High School located in Danville, California. He then went on to UC Berkeley where he majored in accounting and finance. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1935 and soon after he became the assistant manager of South-Western Publishing Co.[2][3]
John and Mary were married at the Presidio of San Francisco in December 1944 while he was a Major in the Army and Mary was a secretary.[4]
Career[]
Baldwin joined the United States Army in 1941 and served in the area of finance, first as a training director at the Army Finance School and later with the Office of Fiscal Director. By the time of his retirement in 1946, he had attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel.[3][5]
He then returned to school to study law, graduating from the University of California Boalt Hall School of Law in 1949.[3]
He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1955, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 1966.[1][3][5] Baldwin voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[6] 1960,[7] and 1964,[8] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[9]
Legacy[]
- John F. Baldwin Elementary School, in Danville, was named after him. John F. Baldwin Park in Concord was also established to honor him.
- John F. Baldwin Shipping Channel is named after him.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "John Finley Baldwin Jr". 2010. http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/8893?current_search_qs=%3Ffilter%3D6ASHBROOK%26PreviousSearch%3DSearch%252cLastName%252c%252c%252c%252c%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cLastName%26CurrentPage%3D33%26SortOrder%3DLastName%26ResultType%3DList%26Command%3D35.
- ↑ "Biography -Baldwin". 2011. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
- John F. Baldwin, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ↑ "Mary Isaacs Baldwin". 2015. http://martinezgazette.com/archives/24033.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 26 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
- ↑ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.". GovTrack.us. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42.
- ↑ "HR 8601. PASSAGE.". https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h102.
- ↑ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE.". https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h128.
- ↑ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT.". https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/h87.
External links[]
- John F. Baldwin, Jr. at Find a Grave
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