Clyde Doyle

Clyde Doyle

Clyde Gilman Doyle (born July 11, 1887 in Oakland , California , †  March 14, 1963 in Arlington , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1945 and 1963 he represented the state of California twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Clyde Doyle attended public schools in Oakland, Seattle , Los Angeles, and Long Beach . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and his admission to the bar in 1917, he began to work in this profession in Long Beach. At the same time he struck a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He became a member of the California State Education Committee. In the 1944 congressional election , Doyle was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 18th  electoral district of California , where he succeeded William Ward Johnson on January 3, 1945 . Since he was defeated by the Republican Willis W. Bradley in 1946 , he was initially only able to serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1947 . During this time the Second World War ended .

In the elections of 1948 Doyle was re-elected to Congress in the 18th district of his state, where he replaced Bradley on January 3, 1949. After seven re-elections, he could remain in the US House of Representatives until his death on March 14, 1963. Since 1953 he represented there as the successor to Clinton D. McKinnon the 23rd constituency. During this time, the Cold War , the Korean War and, domestically, the civil rights movement fell .

Web links

• Clyde Doyle in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)