John Finley Baldwin

Republican Representative of California's 14th district

  • Representative

    California, district 14

    January 4, 1965 - January 3, 1967

6

Congresses Served

6

House Terms

January 1, 1915 (51 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1966

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative from California from 1955 until his death in 1966.
  • Worked as a lawyer and military officer prior to his political career.
  • Joined the United States Army in 1941, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel by the end of his service in 1946.
  • Elected as a Republican and participated in several key civil rights votes, including the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, and 1964, as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
  • Graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in accounting and finance, and later earned a law degree from UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law.
  • Married in 1944 while serving in the military.
  • His electoral history includes multiple successful campaigns, often winning by significant margins.
  • Remembered through various honors, including schools and parks named after him.