Wilson was born on April 5, 1916, in Calexico, California. He attended San Diego State College (now San Diego State University) and Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design). He served in World War II stateside in the Army commissary, 1940 – 1945. After the war, he was in the Marine Corps Reserve, rising to the rank of colonel, and was a partner in two advertising agencies.
Wilson first became involved in politics campaigning for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952. He was recruited to run in the newly created 30th District, based in San Diego, California. When Wilson phoned his wife, Jean Bryant Wilson, with the news he was selected by the Republicans to run, she laughed saying "You a Congressman?" He was elected amid Eisenhower's gigantic landslide that year.
Wilson was reelected 13 times, rarely facing serious opposition as San Diego was a Republican stronghold. His campaigns featured anti-communism themes, stressing the importance of a strong military. He also opposed high taxes, championing rugged individualism instead. While in Congress he became a major spokesman for the defense industry and played a large role in the development of a military presence in San Diego. From 1959 until his retirement he was a member of the House Armed Services Committee. From 1968 to his retirement he served as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee. He was well-known and popular in San Diego, and would blanket his district with pot holders and other gifts with his name on it during election time. Several households still have the 40-page Bob Wilson Barbecue Cook Book he sent out. While in office, he patented a "Smack-Its", a table-top tetherball game. Wilson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[1]1960,[2]1964,[3] and 1968,[4] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[5] while Wilson voted present on the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[6]
In 1979, on the legislative issue of spousal rape, Wilson is reported as having asked, "If you can't rape your wife, who can you rape?"[7]
^"TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
^"S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
^Freeman, Michael D. A (1981). ""But If You Can't Rape Your Wife, Who[m] Can You Rape?": The Marital Rape Exemption Re-examined". Family Law Quarterly. 15 (1): 1–29 – via JSTOR.
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Robert Carlton Wilson April 5 1916 August 12 1999 was an American politician who served 14 terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1953 to 1981 He was a member of the Republican Party Bob WilsonMember of theU S House of Representativesfrom CaliforniaIn office January 3 1953 January 3 1981Preceded byClinton D McKinnon redistricting Succeeded byBill LoweryConstituency30th district 1953 63 36th district 1963 73 40th district 1973 75 41st district 1975 81 Personal detailsBornRobert Carlton Wilson 1916 04 05 April 5 1916Calexico California U S DiedAugust 12 1999 1999 08 12 aged 83 Chula Vista California U S Resting placeFort Rosecrans National CemeterySan Diego California U S Political partyRepublicanAlma materSan Diego State University Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editWilson was born on April 5 1916 in Calexico California He attended San Diego State College now San Diego State University and Otis Art Institute now Otis College of Art and Design He served in World War II stateside in the Army commissary 1940 1945 After the war he was in the Marine Corps Reserve rising to the rank of colonel and was a partner in two advertising agencies Wilson first became involved in politics campaigning for Dwight D Eisenhower in 1952 He was recruited to run in the newly created 30th District based in San Diego California When Wilson phoned his wife Jean Bryant Wilson with the news he was selected by the Republicans to run she laughed saying You a Congressman He was elected amid Eisenhower s gigantic landslide that year Wilson was reelected 13 times rarely facing serious opposition as San Diego was a Republican stronghold His campaigns featured anti communism themes stressing the importance of a strong military He also opposed high taxes championing rugged individualism instead While in Congress he became a major spokesman for the defense industry and played a large role in the development of a military presence in San Diego From 1959 until his retirement he was a member of the House Armed Services Committee From 1968 to his retirement he served as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee He was well known and popular in San Diego and would blanket his district with pot holders and other gifts with his name on it during election time Several households still have the 40 page Bob Wilson Barbecue Cook Book he sent out While in office he patented a Smack Its a table top tetherball game Wilson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 1 1960 2 1964 3 and 1968 4 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 5 while Wilson voted present on the 24th Amendment to the U S Constitution 6 In 1979 on the legislative issue of spousal rape Wilson is reported as having asked If you can t rape your wife who can you rape 7 In 1980 Wilson decided not to run for a 15th term He served as co chairman of American Freedom Coalition with Congressman Richard Ichord He was a member of the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Wilson died on August 12 1999 in Chula Vista California at the age of 83 He is buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego See also editNugan Hand BankReferences edit HR 6127 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 GovTrack us HR 8601 PASSAGE H R 7152 PASSAGE TO PASS H R 2516 A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL S PENALTIES TO PASS H R 6400 THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT S J RES 29 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS GovTrack us Freeman Michael D A 1981 But If You Can t Rape Your Wife Who m Can You Rape The Marital Rape Exemption Re examined Family Law Quarterly 15 1 1 29 via JSTOR External links editUnited States Congress Bob Wilson id W000610 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byDistrict created Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 30th congressional districtJanuary 3 1953 January 3 1963 Succeeded byEdward R Roybal moved to 36th district Preceded byDistrict created moved from 30th district Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 36th congressional districtJanuary 3 1963 January 3 1973 Succeeded byWilliam M Ketchum moved to 40th district Preceded byDistrict created moved from 36th district Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 40th congressional districtJanuary 3 1973 January 3 1975 Succeeded byAndrew J Hinshaw moved to 41st district Preceded byLionel Van Deerlin moved from 40th district Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 41st congressional districtJanuary 3 1975 January 3 1981 Succeeded byBill Lowery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Wilson politician amp oldid 1164459405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
