John F. Baldwin Jr.

John Finley Baldwin Jr. (June 28, 1915 – March 9, 1966) was an American military officer and later a U.S. Representative from California.[1]

John Finley Baldwin Jr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th district
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Robert Condon
Succeeded by	William S. Mailliard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 14th district
In office January 3, 1963 – March 9, 1966
Preceded by	Harlan Hagen
Succeeded by	Jerome R. Waldie
Personal details
Born	June 28, 1915 Oakland, California
Died	March 9, 1966 (aged 50) Washington, D.C.
Cause of death	Cancer
Resting place	Oakmont Memorial Park
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Isaacs Baldwin ​ (m. 1944)​
Mother	Nellie Linekin
Father	John Finley Baldwin
Residence	Danville, California
Alma mater	University of California at Berkeley, UC Berkeley School of Law
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	April 1941- October 1946
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	World War II

Early life

Born in Oakland, California in 1915 to parents 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]

He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1955, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 1966.[1][3][5] Baldwin voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[6] 1960,[7] and 1964,[8] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[9][10]

Legacy

• John F. Baldwin Elementary School, in Danville, was named after him. John F. Baldwin Park in Concord was also established to honor him.
• John F. Baldwin Shipping Channel is named after him.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)

References

1. "John Finley Baldwin Jr". History, Arts, & Archives-- US House of Representatives. 2010.
2. "Biography -Baldwin". Political Graveyard. 2011.
3. • United States Congress. "John F. Baldwin Jr. (id: B000092)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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. "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
7. "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
8. "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
9. "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
10. "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".

External links

• John F. Baldwin Jr. at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.