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George Outland | |
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 Outland in 1935 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | John Carl Hinshaw |
| Succeeded by | Ernest K. Bramblett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Elmer Outland (1906-10-08)October 8, 1906 |
| Died | March 2, 1981(1981-03-02) (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Pierce Cemetery inSanta Paula, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
George Elmer Outland (October 8, 1906 – March 2, 1981) was an American educator, photographer, and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromCalifornia from 1943 to 1947.
George Elmer Outland was born inSanta Paula,Ventura County, California, on October 8, 1906. He attended the public schools andWhittier College in California, where he received anA.B. degree in 1928. He received anM.A. fromHarvard University in 1929 and aPh.D. fromYale University in 1937. He also attended theUniversity of Southern California inLos Angeles.[1]
Outland served as assistant director of boys' work at Hale House inBoston,Massachusetts, from 1928–30 and director of boys' work atDenison House in Boston from 1929–33. He returned toSouthern California to take a position as director of boys' work at Neighborhood House in Los Angeles from 1933-34. Outland was supervisor of boys' welfare for the Federal Transient Service of Southern California in 1934-35, and then director ofNew Haven Community College inConnecticut in 1935-36. He was an instructor at Yale University from 1935-37, and served on the faculty ofSanta Barbara State College from 1937-42.[note 1]
He was also a prolific amateur photographer and one of his favorite subjects was baseball. In 2009,McFarland & Company collected several of his photos intoBaseball Visions of the Roaring Twenties: a Fan's Photographs of over 400 Players and Ballparks of the Era with text by Outland's son John.[note 2]
Outland was a delegate to the California State Democratic Conventions from 1942–1950, and was elected as aDemocrat to the Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses (January 3, 1943–January 3, 1947). He was unsuccessful for re-election in 1946, losing toRepublicanErnest K. Bramblett. Outland was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions in 1944 and 1948, and chaired the Democratic State Policy Committee from 1948 to 1950.[2]
In 1945, Outland was a strong supporter of then-Secretary of CommerceHenry Wallace's proposed “full employment” plan, serving as one of several co-sponsors in theHouse.[3]
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After leaving Congress, Outland was a professor atSan Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) from 1947-72. He then resided inAnacortes, Washington, where he died on March 2, 1981. Outland was cremated and his ashes were interred at Pierce Cemetery in his birthplace of Santa Paula, California.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | George E. Outland | 31,611 | 50.7 | ||
| Republican | A. J. Dingeman | 30,781 | 49.3 | ||
| Total votes | 62,392 | 100.0 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George E. Outland (Incumbent) | 52,218 | 56 | |
| Republican | A. J. Dingeman | 41,005 | 44 | |
| Total votes | 93,223 | 100 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ernest K. Bramblett | 41,902 | 53.1 | |||
| Democratic | George E. Outland (Incumbent) | 36,996 | 46.9 | |||
| Total votes | 78,898 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ernest K. Bramblett (Incumbent) | 87,143 | 80.8 | |
| Progressive | Cole Weston | 14,582 | 13.5 | |
| Democratic | George E. Outland (write-in) | 6,157 | 5.7 | |
| Total votes | 107,882 | 100.0 | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 11th congressional district 1943–1947 | Succeeded by |
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