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In 1934, Levey ran for the U.S. Congress, but lost the Republican primary for Congressional District 4 <ref>http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/11889 </ref>. In November 1936, Levey returned to the Assembly for one term. In 1938, he ran for Senate District 14 and lost. He tried to reclaim his old Assembly seat in the reapportioned 19th Assembly District in 1944 but lost.<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
In 1934, Levey ran for the U.S. Congress, but lost the Republican primary for Congressional District 4 <ref>http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/11889 </ref>. In November 1936, Levey returned to the Assembly for one term. In 1938, he ran for Senate District 14 and lost. He tried to reclaim his old Assembly seat in the reapportioned 19th Assembly District in 1944 but lost.<ref>Ibid.</ref> |
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Levey died on October 8, 1962 at Hahnemann Hosptial in San Francisco <ref> http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leszynski-levi.html </ref>. |
Levey died on [[October 8]], [[1962]] at Hahnemann Hosptial in San Francisco <ref> http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leszynski-levi.html </ref>. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 22:37, 23 July 2008
Edgar C. Levey | |
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| 42nd Speaker of the California State Assembly | |
| In office January 1927 – December 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Frank F. Merriam |
| Succeeded by | Walter J. Little |
| Constituency | San Francisco, California |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1881 San Francisco, California |
| Died | October 8, 1962 San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Attorney |
Edgar C. Levey (1881 - 1962) was a Republican Speaker of the California Assembly and an assistant District Attorney in San Francisco in the early 1900s.
Biography
Edgar C. Levey was born in San Francisco in 1881 and graduated from Lowell High School. [1] He received his Bachelors degree from the University of California in 1903 and his law degree from Hastings College of Law in 1905. In 1906, he was appointed Assistant District Attorney for San Francisco under D.A. Hiram Johnson. Levey left the D.A.'s office in 1910 to go into private practice.[2]
Levey married Emily Newman in 1916 and raised two children: Janet Therese and Elaine Alice. He was President of the Native Sons of the Golden West and was a Master of Masons. In November 1924 he was first elected to the legislature to represent San Francisco's 28th Assembly District. In the legislature, Levey chaired a committee to investigate the need for motor laws and mandatory automobile liality insurance. [3] Levey was re-elected to his Assembly seat in 1926, 1928, 1930, and 1932. [4] Levey was elected the 42nd Speaker of the Assembly in 1927. He served three terms as Speaker. [5]. Levey was succeeded by Walter J. Little as Speaker in January 1933.[6]
In 1934, Levey ran for the U.S. Congress, but lost the Republican primary for Congressional District 4 [7]. In November 1936, Levey returned to the Assembly for one term. In 1938, he ran for Senate District 14 and lost. He tried to reclaim his old Assembly seat in the reapportioned 19th Assembly District in 1944 but lost.[8]
Levey died on October 8, 1962 at Hahnemann Hosptial in San Francisco [9].
References
- ^ Biographical and career information from California Blue Book, 1927, Office of State Printing, Sacramento, Ca: 1927. p. 253. See also, http://www.lowellalumni.org/history_19century.shtml
- ^ Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 12, 1963 Regular Session, California Legislature. Resolution Chapter 17, Statutes of 1963.
- ^ California Blue Book, 1927, Office of State Printing, Sacramento, Ca: 1927. p. 253.
- ^ California Blue Book 2000, California Senate, Office of State Printing, Sacramento: 2000. p. 333.
- ^ For listings of all Assembly officers since 1849, see California's Legislature, E. Dotson Wilson, Office of the Assembly Chief Clerk, Sacramento, Ca: 2006. page 265.
- ^ See photo of Levey and Little in California Blue Book, 1927, Office of State Printing, Sacramento, Ca: 1927. p. 252.
- ^ http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/11889
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leszynski-levi.html
