John J. McFall

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John J. McFall (1975)

John Joseph McFall (born February 20, 1918 in Buffalo , New York , †  March 7, 2006 in Alexandria , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1957 and 1979 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John McFall attended public schools in Manteca and then Modesto Junior College until 1936 . After a subsequent law degree at the University of California at Berkeley and his admission as a lawyer in 1941, he began to work in Oakland in this profession. During the Second World War , between 1942 and 1946 he was a member of the Security Intelligence Corps , a unit working in the intelligence service. After the war, McFall practiced as a lawyer in Manteca. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1948 and 1951 he was a member of the council and mayor of Manteca; from 1951 to 1956 he was a member of the California State Assembly .

In the 1956 congressional election , McFall was elected to the Eleventh Constituency of California to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded J. Leroy Johnson on January 3, 1957 . After ten re-elections, he was able to complete almost eleven terms in Congress until he resigned on December 31, 1978 . Since 1963 he represented the 15th and since 1975 the 14th district of his state. During his time as a congressman, the Vietnam War , the end of the civil rights movement and the Watergate affair took place . McFall was involved in the Koreagate scandal and, along with other MPs, was given a warning by the Congress management. Since he was not confirmed in 1978, he resigned from his mandate on December 31, 1978, four days before the official end of the legislative period.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, John McFall withdrew from politics. He died on March 7, 2006 in Alexandria; he had four children with his wife Eveleyn.

Web links

  • John J. McFall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME McFall, John J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McFall, John Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo , New York
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 2006
Place of death Alexandria , Virginia