Robert Louis Leggett (July 26, 1926 – August 13, 1997) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1979.
Leggett was elected as a Democrat to the 88th and to the eight following Congresses, serving from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1979. He served on the House Armed Services Committee and opposed the Vietnam War. He also was an early environmentalist.[1]
In the 1970s, he began an affair with Suzi Park Thomson, an aide to Speaker of the HouseCarl Albert.[1][2] Thomson, who was born in Korea, frequently entertained diplomats and intelligence officials from the South Korean Embassy. In 1976, as part of investigations related to Koreagate, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service contended that Leggett may have passed information to Korean officials or received favors from them.[3] Leggett strongly denied the accusations and retired from Congress in 1979.[3] He and Thomson married in 1981.[1]
robert, leggett, robert, louis, leggett, july, 1926, august, 1997, american, lawyer, politician, served, eight, terms, representative, from, california, from, 1963, 1979, member, house, representatives, from, california, districtin, office, january, 1963, janu. Robert Louis Leggett July 26 1926 August 13 1997 was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U S Representative from California from 1963 to 1979 Robert LeggettMember of the U S House of Representatives from California s 4th districtIn office January 3 1963 January 3 1979Preceded byWilliam S MailliardSucceeded byVic FazioMember of the California State Assembly from the 5th districtIn office January 2 1961 January 3 1963Preceded bySamuel R GeddesSucceeded byPearce YoungPersonal detailsBorn 1926 07 26 July 26 1926Richmond California U S DiedAugust 13 1997 1997 08 13 aged 71 Orange California U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseBarbara Burnett after 1947 wbr Children3Alma materUniversity of California BerkeleyUniversity of California s Boalt Hall School of JurisprudenceMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch service United States NavyYears of service1944 1946Battles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Early life 2 Congressional career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editBorn in Richmond California Leggett attended the public schools there He served as an enlisted man in the United States Naval Air Corps from 1944 to 1946 He graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a B A in 1947 and the University of California s Boalt Hall School of Jurisprudence with a J D in 1950 He was admitted to the bar in 1951 and began the practice of law in Vallejo California He served as member of the California State Assembly in 1960 and 1962 Congressional career editLeggett was elected as a Democrat to the 88th and to the eight following Congresses serving from January 3 1963 to January 3 1979 He served on the House Armed Services Committee and opposed the Vietnam War He also was an early environmentalist 1 In the 1970s he began an affair with Suzi Park Thomson an aide to Speaker of the House Carl Albert 1 2 Thomson who was born in Korea frequently entertained diplomats and intelligence officials from the South Korean Embassy In 1976 as part of investigations related to Koreagate the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service contended that Leggett may have passed information to Korean officials or received favors from them 3 Leggett strongly denied the accusations and retired from Congress in 1979 3 He and Thomson married in 1981 1 Leggett died August 13 1997 in Orange California aged 71 See also editList of federal political sex scandals in the United StatesReferences edit a b c Pearson Richard August 17 1997 EX REP ROBERT LEGGETT DIES The Washington Post JOHN W DEAN Chronology of Congressional Sex Scandals supreme findlaw com a b Schrader Esther August 16 1997 Ex Congressman Robert Leggett 71 Dies Los Angeles Times External links editJoin California Robert L Leggett United States Congress Robert Leggett id L000221 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byWilliam S Mailliard Member of the U S House of Representatives from California s 4th congressional district1963 1979 Succeeded byVic Fazio nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from California is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Leggett amp oldid 1210255120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
