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Senate Years of Service: 1915-1921Party: DemocratPHELAN, James Duval, a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., April 20, 1861; graduated from St. Ignatius University, San…
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1992-
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FEINSTEIN, Dianne, a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., June 22, 1933; attended the San Francisco public schools and graduated…
bankerBorn: 5/6/1870Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. Leaving school at age 13, he worked for 18 years in his step-father's produce business before becoming a partner and retiring in 1901. He then began…
BAKER, William P., a Representative from California; born in Oakland, Calif., June 14, 1940; attended public schools; B.S., San Jose State College, 1963; served in the United States Coast…
LEGGETT, Robert Louis, a Representative from California; born in Richmond, Contra Costa County, Calif., July 26, 1926; attended the public schools of Richmond, Calif.; served as an enlisted…
MILLER, Gary G., a Representative from California; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ark., October 16, 1948; attended California High School, Whitter, Calif.; attended Lowell High School, La…
