King served as a member of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means, beginning a commitment that he would serve during twelve of his following thirteen terms in the House of Representatives, excluding only 1947-1948, during the 80th United States Congress.[8] Two years later, King again served as one of California's delegates to the 1944 Democratic National Convention[9] again held at Chicago Stadium from July 19 to July 21.[10] In the House elections on November 7, 1944, King again ran unopposed for state's 17th district, and captured 147,217 votes, nearly 100 percent.[11] In the 1946 House elections, King was again unopposed and captured 110,654 votes, or 99.4 percent.[12] At the 1948 Democratic National Convention, King served as an alternate delegate from California.[13] In continuance of the trend, he again ran unopposed in 1948 and 1950 and captured 99.9 percent of the vote in both elections.[14][15] During the 1950s, King also served as the chairman of the House of Representatives subcommittee investigating tax irregularities.[16] After facing his first competitive re-election bid in 1952 when he defeated Republican challenger Robert Finch by nearly 11 percent of the vote,[17] King cruised by in future elections, capturing more than 60 percent of the vote in landslide elections in each biennial election from 1954 to 1966.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24] King also was one of the first people involved in the issue of Medicare, and had carried on the battle in the House of Representatives throughout the 1950s and 1960s until President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare Bill on July 30, 1965.[25]
^"H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE".
^"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".
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For other people named Cecil King see Cecil King disambiguation Cecil Rhodes King January 13 1898 March 17 1974 was an American businessman and politician King a Democrat served as the first member of the United States House of Representatives from California s 17th congressional district for fourteen terms serving from August 1942 to January 1969 1 King was first elected by special election on August 25 1942 after previously serving out the term of Lee E Geyer who had died in Washington D C on October 11 1941 2 Cecil R KingMember of the U S House of Representatives from California s 17th districtIn office August 25 1942 January 3 1969Preceded byLee E GeyerSucceeded byGlenn M AndersonMember of the California State Assembly from the 67th districtIn office January 4 1937 August 25 1942Preceded byLee E GeyerSucceeded byClayton A DillsIn office January 2 1933 January 7 1935Preceded byGeorge F GilletteSucceeded byLee E GeyerPersonal detailsBorn 1898 01 13 January 13 1898Fort Niagara New YorkDiedMarch 17 1974 1974 03 17 aged 76 Inglewood CaliforniaPolitical partyDemocraticChildren1EducationUniversity of Southern CaliforniaMilitary serviceBranch service United States ArmyBattles warsWorld War I Contents 1 Background 2 Politics 3 References 4 External linksBackground EditKing was born on January 13 1898 in Fort Niagara in Niagara County New York At the age of ten King moved with his family to Los Angeles California 1 After attending public school in Los Angeles King enlisted in the United States Army during World War I 3 In the war he served as a private the lowest enlisted rank in the United States Army 4 from 1917 to 1918 After the war King got involved in local business in Southern California 1 Politics EditIn 1933 King became a member of the California State Assembly and served in that body until 1942 with the exception of 1936 3 From July 15 1940 to July 18 1940 King served as a delegate from California 5 to the 1940 Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium in Chicago Illinois 6 The representative for California s 17th congressional district Lee E Geyer died in Washington D C on October 11 1941 2 King served out Geyer s unfinished term and was elected as a Democrat to the 77th United States Congress by a special election on August 25 1942 Later that year King ran unopposed in the November 3 election and captured 92 260 votes 99 8 percent of the total 7 King served as a member of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means beginning a commitment that he would serve during twelve of his following thirteen terms in the House of Representatives excluding only 1947 1948 during the 80th United States Congress 8 Two years later King again served as one of California s delegates to the 1944 Democratic National Convention 9 again held at Chicago Stadium from July 19 to July 21 10 In the House elections on November 7 1944 King again ran unopposed for state s 17th district and captured 147 217 votes nearly 100 percent 11 In the 1946 House elections King was again unopposed and captured 110 654 votes or 99 4 percent 12 At the 1948 Democratic National Convention King served as an alternate delegate from California 13 In continuance of the trend he again ran unopposed in 1948 and 1950 and captured 99 9 percent of the vote in both elections 14 15 During the 1950s King also served as the chairman of the House of Representatives subcommittee investigating tax irregularities 16 After facing his first competitive re election bid in 1952 when he defeated Republican challenger Robert Finch by nearly 11 percent of the vote 17 King cruised by in future elections capturing more than 60 percent of the vote in landslide elections in each biennial election from 1954 to 1966 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 King also was one of the first people involved in the issue of Medicare and had carried on the battle in the House of Representatives throughout the 1950s and 1960s until President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Medicare Bill on July 30 1965 25 King voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 26 1960 27 1964 28 1968 29 as well as the 24th Amendment to the U S Constitution 30 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 31 After nearly twenty seven years of service King was not a candidate for re election in the 1968 House elections to the 90th United States Congress 1 His successor Glenn M Anderson won a close election by a slim two percent margin 32 On March 17 1974 King died of a stroke at a nursing home in Inglewood California at the age of 76 He was then interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood California 3 References Edit a b c d Cecil R King Profile United States Congress Retrieved 2007 01 03 a b Lee E Geyer Profile United States Congress Retrieved 2007 01 03 a b c Lawrence Kestenbaum Cecil Rhodes King Information The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2007 01 03 Symbols and Insignias in the United States Army United States Army Retrieved 2007 01 03 Lawrence Kestenbaum California Delegation to the 1940 Democratic National Convention The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2007 01 03 Lawrence Kestenbaum 1940 Democratic National Convention The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2007 01 03 John L Moore ed 1994 Congressional Quarterly s Guide to U S Elections 3rd ed Washington D C Congressional Quarterly p 1543 ISBN 0 87187 996 4 pg 1194 Former Members of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means United States House Committee on Ways and Means Archived from the original on 2006 12 27 Retrieved 2007 01 03 Lawrence Kestenbaum California Delegation to the 1944 Democratic National Convention The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2007 01 03 Lawrence Kestenbaum 1944 Democratic National Convention The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2007 01 03 Alex Vassar and Shane Meyers November 7 1944 General Election JoinCalifornia Retrieved 2007 01 03 Moore 1994 pg 1204 Lawrence Kestenbaum California Delegation to the 1948 Democratic National Convention The Political Graveyard Retrieved 2007 01 03 Moore 1994 pg 1209 Moore 1994 pg 1214 My Heart Is Broken Time November 26 1951 Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved 2007 01 03 Moore 1994 pg 1219 Moore 1994 pg 1224 Moore 1994 pg 1229 Moore 1994 pg 1234 Moore 1994 pg 1239 Moore 1994 pg 1244 Moore 1994 pg 1249 Moore 1994 pg 1254 Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States Lyndon B Johnson 1965 Volume II entry 394 pp 811 815 1966 HR 6127 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 HR 8601 PASSAGE H R 7152 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION H RES 789 PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 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 TO PASS H R 6400 THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT Moore 1994 pg 1259External links EditUnited States Congress Cecil R King id K000196 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political Graveyard profile for Cecil Rhodes King Cecil R King at Find a Grave Join California Cecil R KingU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byLee E Geyer Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 17th congressional district1942 1969 Succeeded byGlenn M Anderson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cecil R King amp oldid 1163281744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
