John F. Baldwin Jr.

John Finley Baldwin Jr. (June 28, 1915 – March 9, 1966) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from California from 1955 to 1966. He was a civil rights activist, and studied southern history.[1]

John F. Baldwin Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1955 – March 9, 1966
Preceded byRobert Condon
Succeeded byJerome R. Waldie
Constituency6th district (1955–1963)
14th district (1963–1966)
Personal details
Born(1915-06-28)June 28, 1915
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 1966(1966-03-09) (aged 50)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeOakmont Memorial Park
Spouse
Mary Isaacs Baldwin
​
(m. 1944)​
Alma materUniversity of California at Berkeley, UC Berkeley School of Law
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1941–1946
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsWorld War II

Early life

Born in Oakland, California, in 1915 to John Finley Baldwin and Nellie Linekin, John F. Baldwin Jr. graduated from San Ramon Valley High School located in Danville, California. He then went on to UC Berkeley where he majored in accounting and finance. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1935 and soon after he became the assistant manager of South-Western Publishing Co.[2][3]

John and Mary were married at the Presidio of San Francisco in December 1944 while he was a Major in the Army and Mary was a secretary.[4]

Career

Baldwin joined the United States 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 of his retirement in 1946, he had attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel.[3][5]

He then returned to school to study law, graduating from the University of California Boalt Hall School of Law in 1949.[3]

Congress

He was elected as a Republican in 1954, and served from January 3, 1955, until his death from cancer at Bethesda Naval Hospital on March 9, 1966, aged 50.[1][6]

Baldwin voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[7] 1960,[8] and 1964,[9] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[10][11]

Electoral history
1952 United States House of Representatives elections[12]
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
Democratic win (new seat)
1954 United States House of Representatives elections[13]
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
Republican gain from Democratic
1956 United States House of Representatives elections[14]
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
Republican hold
1958 United States House of Representatives elections[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) 92,669 51
Democratic Howard H. Jewel 89,192 49
Total votes 181,861 100
Republican hold
1960 United States House of Representatives elections[16]
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
Republican hold
1962 United States House of Representatives elections[17]
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
Republican hold
1964 United States House of Representatives elections[18]
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  
Republican hold

Legacy

See also

References
  1. "John Finley Baldwin Jr". History, Arts, & Archives-- US House of Representatives. 2010.
  2. "Biography -Baldwin". Political Graveyard. 2011.
  4. "Mary Isaacs Baldwin". Martinez News-Gazette. 2015.
  5. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 26 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
  6. "Rep. John Baldwin of California Dies". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 10, 1966. p. 33.
  7. "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  8. "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  9. "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
  10. "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
  11. "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
  12. "1952 election results" (PDF).
  13. "1954 election results" (PDF).
  14. "1956 election results" (PDF).
  15. 1958 election results
  16. "1960 election results" (PDF).
  17. 1962 election results
  18. 1964 election results

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