John F. Baldwin Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 1967 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – March 9, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Condon |
| Succeeded by | Jerome R. Waldie |
| Constituency | 6th district (1955–1963) 14th district (1963–1966) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1915-06-28)June 28, 1915 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 1966(1966-03-09) (aged 50) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakmont Memorial Park |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley,UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1946 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
John Finley Baldwin Jr. (June 28, 1915 – March 9, 1966) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as aU.S. representative from California from 1955 to 1966.[1]
Born inOakland, California, in 1915 to John Finley Baldwin and Nellie Linekin, John F. Baldwin Jr. graduated fromSan Ramon Valley High School inDanville, California. He went on to theUniversity of California, Berkeley, where he majored in accounting and finance and graduated in 1935. Soon after he became the assistant manager of South-Western Publishing Co. inSan Francisco.[2][3]
Baldwin married Mary Isaacs at thePresidio of San Francisco in December 1944, while he was a major in theU.S. Army and she was a secretary.[4]
Baldwin joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and served in the area of finance, first as a training director at the Army Finance School and later with the Office of Fiscal Director. By the time he was discharged in 1946, he had attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[3][5]
He returned to UC Berkeley to study law, graduating from its Boalt Hall School of Law in 1949.[3]
Baldwin was elected to Congress as aRepublican in 1954, was re-elected five times, and served from January 3, 1955, until his death from cancer atBethesda Naval Hospital on March 9, 1966, aged 50.[1][6]
He voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of1957,[7]1960,[8] and1964,[9] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and theVoting Rights Act of 1965.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Condon | 87,768 | 50.6 | ||
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. | 85,756 | 49.4 | ||
| Total votes | 173,524 | 100.0 | |||
| Democraticwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. | 72,336 | 50.9 | |||
| Democratic | Robert Condon (Incumbent) | 69,776 | 49.1 | |||
| Total votes | 142,112 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) | 98,683 | 53.7 | |
| Democratic | H. Roberts Quinney | 84,965 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 183,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) | 92,669 | 51 | |
| Democratic | Howard H. Jewel | 89,192 | 49 | |
| Total votes | 181,861 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) | 128,418 | 58.7 | |
| Democratic | Douglas R. Page | 90,260 | 41.3 | |
| Total votes | 218,678 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) | 99,040 | 62.9 | |
| Democratic | Charles R. Weidner | 58,469 | 37.1 | |
| Total votes | 157,509 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) | 117,272 | 64.9 | |
| Democratic | Russell M. Koch | 63,469 | 35.1 | |
| Total votes | 180,741 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 6th congressional district 1955–1963 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 14th congressional district 1963–1966 | Succeeded by |
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