Del M. Clawson
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Delwin Morgan Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona
and attended Gila College there 1933–1934. He was manager of the Mutual Housing Association of Compton, 1947–1963.
Clawson was elected as a member of the City Council of Compton and served 1953–1957. He then served as mayor of Compton, California
1957–1963. 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.
Clawson was a Latter-day Saint.
He died in Downey, California
on May 5, 1992.
Thatcher, Arizona
Thatcher is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 4,865. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Thatcher is located at ....
and attended Gila College there 1933–1934. He was manager of the Mutual Housing Association of Compton, 1947–1963.
Clawson was elected as a member of the City Council of Compton and served 1953–1957. He then served as mayor of Compton, California
Compton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city to incorporate. The city is considered part of the South side by residents of Los...
1957–1963. After the death of Clyde Doyle
Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Oakland, Alameda County, California. He attended public schools in Oakland, Seattle, Washington, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. He graduated from the College of Law of the University of Southern...
, he was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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.
Clawson was a Latter-day Saint.
He died in Downey, California
Downey, California
Downey is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city is best known as the birthplace of the Apollo space program, and is the city where folk singer Karen Carpenter lived and died...
on May 5, 1992.