Del M. Clawson Explained

Del M. Clawson
Office:Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Term Start:June 11, 1963
Term End:December 31, 1978
Successor:Wayne R. Grisham
Constituency:23rd district (1963–75)
33rd district (1975–78)
Office1:Mayor of Compton, California
Term Start1:1957
Term End1:1963
Predecessor1:Frank G. Bussing
Successor1:Chester R. Crain
Office2:City Council of Compton, California
Term Start2:1953
Term End2:1957
Birthname:Delwin Morgan Clawson[1]
Birth Date:11 January 1914
Birth Place:Thatcher, Arizona, U.S.
Death Place:Downey, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Gila College
Party:Republican

Delwin Morgan Clawson (January 11, 1914 – May 5, 1992) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served as mayor of Compton, California.

Biography

Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona, and attended Gila College there in 1933 and 1934. He was manager of the Mutual Housing Association of Compton from 1947 to 1963.

Political career

Clawson was elected as a member of the City Council of Compton and served from 1953 to 1957. He then served as mayor of Compton, California, from 1957 to 1963.

Congress

After the death of Clyde Doyle, he was elected as a Republican to the 88th Congress, by special election. He was reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served until his retirement at the end of his last term on December 31, 1978.

Personal life

Clawson was a Latter-day Saint.[2] He was the son of Charles M. Clawson and Edna Allen.[1]

Death

Clawson died in Downey, California, on May 5, 1992.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line] ]. The Generations Network . United States. 2015 . 2018-04-30.
  2. Web site: Famous Mormons in Politics . 2008-02-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080411114701/http://famousmormons.net/pol.html . 2008-04-11 .