Burton W. Chace (July 6, 1901 – August 22, 1972) served for nearly twenty years on the

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Biography

Burton W. Chace was born in

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. On March 20, 1953, Governor Earl Warren appointed him to the

following the death of Supervisor Raymond V. Darby. Chace was elected to the remainder of the term in 1954 and elected to four full terms. He served until his death in an automobile accident on August 22, 1972, just before his fourth full term would have expired. Prior to his appointment as a Los Angeles County supervisor, he served as

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from 1947 until 1953. Burton W. Chace Park in

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is named after him.

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