John F. Dockweiler

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John Francis Dockweiler (born September 19, 1895 in Los Angeles , California , †  January 31, 1943 ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1939 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Dockweiler attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at Loyola College until 1918 . He then studied at the University of Southern California . After completing a law degree at Harvard University and being admitted to the bar in 1921, he began working in this profession in Los Angeles in 1922. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1932 Dockweiler was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the then newly established 16th electoral district of California , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1933. After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1939 . During this time, most of the federal government's New Deal laws were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt .

In 1938 he decided not to run again. Instead, he unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for gubernatorial elections . He then applied as an independent candidate to remain in Congress. This candidacy was also unsuccessful. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Dockweiler practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1940 and 1943 he was a district attorney in Los Angeles County . He died in Los Angeles on January 31, 1943.

Web links

  • John F. Dockweiler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Dockweiler, John F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dockweiler, John Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1943
Place of death Los Angeles , California