US Congressman. He graduated from the University of California, in 1908, from the law department of Harvard University in 1911, was admitted to the bar, and commenced to practice law in San Francisco. He also was successful in business ventures including fruit growing, oil refining and lumber manufacturing. He became the leader in the California Grower's and Shipper's Protective League, a lobbying organization to protect the rights of fruit and vegetable growers in the 1930s. In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 54.
US Congressman. He graduated from the University of California, in 1908, from the law department of Harvard University in 1911, was admitted to the bar, and commenced to practice law in San Francisco. He also was successful in business ventures including fruit growing, oil refining and lumber manufacturing. He became the leader in the California Grower's and Shipper's Protective League, a lobbying organization to protect the rights of fruit and vegetable growers in the 1930s. In 1933, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 54.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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