John F. Dockweiler | |
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 Dockweilerc. 1938 | |
| 30thDistrict Attorney of Los Angeles County | |
| In office December 2, 1940 – January 31, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Buron Fitts |
| Succeeded by | Frederick N. Howser |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's16th district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Leland M. Ford |
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| Born | John Francis Dockweiler (1895-09-19)September 19, 1895 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 31, 1943(1943-01-31) (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Education | Loyola College of Los Angeles (A.B.) University of Southern California (J.D.) Harvard Law School |
John Francis Dockweiler (September 19, 1895 – January 31, 1943) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromCalifornia from 1933 to 1939, and as the 30thdistrict attorney of Los Angeles County from 1940 until his death in 1943.
John Francis Dockweiler was born in Los Angeles toIsidore Bernard Dockweiler and Gertrude Reeve. As a youth, he tried his hand at acting and theatrical pursuits, but his career never gained momentum.[1] Dockweiler attended parochial schools. He graduated from theLoyola College of Los Angeles in 1918 and from theUniversity of Southern California in 1921. He attended the law department ofHarvard University. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1921, and commenced law practice in Los Angeles in 1922.[2]
Dockweiler was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-third,Seventy-fourth, andSeventy-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939). He was not a candidate for renomination in the primaries in1938, but was instead an unsuccessful primary candidate forgovernor of California, losing to state senatorCulbert Olson. In the general election, he was an unsuccessfulindependent candidate for reelection to theSeventy-sixth Congress.
Dockweiler resumed the practice of law and ran for Los Angeles County District Attorney in 1940, defeating three-term incumbentBuron Fitts[3] by a margin of over 260,000 votes.[4] Dockweiler served in that office from December 2, 1940, until his death from pneumonia on January 31, 1943.[5] He was interred inCalvary Cemetery (New Calvary Catholic Cemetery) in East Los Angeles.
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