Robert Leggett | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | New district (redistricting) |
| Succeeded by | Vic Fazio |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the5th district | |
| In office January 2, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel R. Geddes |
| Succeeded by | Pearce Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1926-07-26)July 26, 1926 Richmond, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 1997(1997-08-13) (aged 71) Orange, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Barbara Burnett (after 1947) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of California's Boalt Hall School of Jurisprudence |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1944-1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Louis Leggett (July 26, 1926 – August 13, 1997) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as aU.S. Representative fromCalifornia from 1963 to 1979.
Born inRichmond, California, Leggett attended the public schools there. He served as an enlisted man in theUnited States Naval Air Corps from 1944 to 1946.
He graduated from theUniversity of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in 1947, and theUniversity of California's Boalt Hall School of Jurisprudence with a J.D. in 1950. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1951 and began the practice of law inVallejo, California. He served as member of theCalifornia State Assembly in 1960 and 1962.
Leggett was elected as aDemocrat to the88th and to the eight following Congresses, serving from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1979. He served on theHouse Armed Services Committee and opposed theVietnam War. He also was an early environmentalist.[1]
In the 1970s, he began an affair with Suzi Park Thomson, an aide toSpeaker of the HouseCarl Albert.[1][2] Thomson, who was born in Korea, frequently entertained diplomats and intelligence officials from theSouth Korean Embassy. In 1976, as part of investigations related toKoreagate, theFederal Bureau of Investigation andInternal 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, inOrange, California, aged 71.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 4th congressional district 1963–1979 | Succeeded by |
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