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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | Chet Holifield |
Address | Montebello, California , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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December 03, 1903
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Died | February 06, 1995
(91 years)
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Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
Last Modifed | RBH Feb 23, 2024 07:24pm |
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Info | HOLIFIELD, Chester Earl "Chet" - California Democratic politician and member of the U.S. House for 32 years
Born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., 12/3/1903; moved with his family to Springdale, Ark., in 1912; attended the public schools
Moved to Montebello, Calif., in 1920. Opened a dry cleaning business and later became engaged in the manufacture and selling of men's apparel (1920-1943)
Married Vernice _____ in 1923; she died in 1991. Two daughters.
Chairman of the Los Angeles County Democratic Central committee of the Fifty-first District 1934-1938; chairman of the California State Central committee of the Twelfth Congressional District 1938-1940; delegate to each Democratic National Convention from 1940 to 1964
U.S. Representative (D-CA) 1943-12/31/1974; was not a candidate for reelection. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations (Ninety-first through Ninety-third Congresses), Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (Eighty-seventh, Eighty-ninth, and Ninety-first Congresses)
In his early years in Washington, Holifield was one of the few members of Congress to object to Executive Order 9066 which imprisoned Japanese Americans in prison camps.
Outspoken opponent of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1940s.
Specialist in atomic energy matters. Member, President's Special Evaluation Commission on Atomic Bomb Tests at Bikini Atoll, 1946; congressional adviser to international conferences on uses of atomic energy, nuclear weapons testing, water desalinization, and disarmament
Holifield drafted the legislation creating the US Department of Transportation.
Resumed the manufacture and selling of men's apparel
Spent his last years in a nursing home in Redlands CA.
Died of pneumonia on 2/6/1995 in Redlands CA.
[Link] ; New York Times, 2/9/1995 |
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