Clarence August Winder | |
Order: | 30th |
Office: | Mayor of Pasadena |
Term Start: | 1953 |
Term End: | 1955 |
Predecessor: | Alson E. Abernethy |
Successor: | Warren Dorn |
Birth Date: | 30 March 1887 |
Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Death Place: | Pasadena, California |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Margaret |
Children: | Jack W. Winder Richard G. Winder William H. Winder |
Profession: | Electrical engineer |
Clarence A. Winder (March 30, 1887 - July 22, 1959) served as Mayor of Pasadena, California from 1953 to 1955.[1]
Winder was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 30, 1887. After attending local schools, Winder graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1909 with a degree in electrical engineering. At the University of Cincinnati, Winder took some law courses and earned a master's degree, also in electrical engineering. Immediately following graduation, Winder began working for General Electric in the company's electrical heating division.[1]
In 1925, Winder began a long association with municipal government, when he became a superintendent of public utilities in Ft. Worth, Texas. Four years later, he relocated to California, where he became an engineering consultant. In 1933, he was appointed to a post at the Rural Electrification Administration, where he was responsible for laying down over 200,000 miles of lines.[1]
In 1953, Winder served as mayor of Pasadena, California until 1955.[2]
In 1954, he was appointed to a post with the Metropolitan Transit Authority, which was responsible for the development of public transit for the Greater Los Angeles Area.[1]
In the early morning of Wednesday, July 22, 1959, Winder died of cancer at a Pasadena-area hospital.[1]