Collier served as chairman of the California Senate Transportation Committee and was the sponsor and co-author of the Collier–Burns Highway Act of 1947, which laid the groundwork for the California Freeway and Expressway System. He was chairman of the Senate Interim Committee on Highways, Streets and Bridges. Collier was an opponent of rapid transit.[4] A rest stop in Siskiyou County, where he lived nearly all of his life, is named after him,[5] as is a tunnel on the Redwood Highway, U.S. Route 199.
In 1976, Collier was defeated for re-election by former state Assemblyman Ray E. Johnson and moved to Sacramento, where he spent the remainder of his life until dying of chronic pulmonary obstruction at the age of 81.[6]
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randolph, collier, july, 1902, august, 1983, member, california, state, senate, senator, from, california, state, senatorial, district, from, 1939, 1967, from, first, district, from, 1967, 1976, initially, member, republican, party, moved, democratic, party, 1. Randolph Collier July 26 1902 August 2 1983 was a member of the California State Senate He was Senator from California s 2nd State Senatorial district from 1939 to 1967 and from the First District from 1967 to 1976 1 Initially a member of the Republican Party he moved to the Democratic Party in 1959 2 3 Randolph CollierMember of the California Senate from the 1st districtIn office January 2 1967 November 30 1976Preceded byStanley ArnoldSucceeded byRay E JohnsonMember of the California Senate from the 2nd districtIn office January 2 1939 January 2 1967Preceded byHenry M McGuinnessSucceeded byFred W Marler Jr Personal detailsBorn 1902 07 26 July 26 1902Etna California U S DiedAugust 2 1983 1983 08 02 aged 81 Sacramento California U S Political partyDemocratic 1959 1983 Republican before 1959 Spouse s Aida 1945 1970 wbr Barbara Ferris HamouiChildren7Alma materUniversity of California BerkeleyCollier served as chairman of the California Senate Transportation Committee and was the sponsor and co author of the Collier Burns Highway Act of 1947 which laid the groundwork for the California Freeway and Expressway System He was chairman of the Senate Interim Committee on Highways Streets and Bridges Collier was an opponent of rapid transit 4 A rest stop in Siskiyou County where he lived nearly all of his life is named after him 5 as is a tunnel on the Redwood Highway U S Route 199 In 1976 Collier was defeated for re election by former state Assemblyman Ray E Johnson and moved to Sacramento where he spent the remainder of his life until dying of chronic pulmonary obstruction at the age of 81 6 References edit Join California Randolph Collier joincalifornia com California Blue Book 1963 New York Times Obituary of Randolph Collier Inventory of the Randolph Collier Papers bulk 1945 1955 California Rest Stops Turner Wallace 3 August 1983 Randolph Collier Father of Coast Freeways The New York Times Political officesPreceded byHenry M McGuinness Member of the California Senate from the 2nd districtJanuary 2 1939 January 2 1967 Succeeded byFred W Marler Jr Preceded byStanley Arnold Member of the California Senate from the 1st districtJanuary 2 1967 November 30 1976 Succeeded byRay E Johnson nbsp This article about a member of the California State Senate is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Randolph Collier amp oldid 1210254874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
