Alvin Carl Weingand | |
Birth Date: | 11 June 1904 |
Birth Place: | North Platte, Nebraska, U.S. |
Death Place: | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
State Senate: | California |
District: | 31st |
Term: | February 24, 1962 – January 2, 1967 |
Preceded: | John J. Hollister Jr. |
Succeeded: | James Q. Wedworth |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Beverly Hollister Louise "Lou" Ladsburgh Elizabeth Weingand |
Children: | 2 |
Education: | University of California, Berkeley |
Battles: | World War II |
Alvin Carl Weingand (June 11, 1904 – January 11, 1995) (North Platte, Nebraska), moved to California in 1920.[1] He attended Los Angeles Polytechnic High School and in 1927 he earned his B.A. in economics at the University of California, Berkeley.[2]
He served in the California legislature from the 31st District and during World War II he served in the United States Navy.[3] He was an owner of the San Ysidro Ranch resort.
Weingand is mentioned in the memoir The Moon's a Balloon by film star David Niven. According to Niven, Weingand was a desk clerk at a Los Angeles hotel around 1934 and generously allowed the struggling actor to stay in a small room at a greatly reduced rent.