Mark Warren Hannaford (February 7, 1925 – June 2, 1985) was an American educator and

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veteran who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1975 to 1979.

Biography

Born in

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, Hannaford attended public schools in

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. B.A.,

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, 1950. M.A., same university, 1956. He attended

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under John Hay Fellowship from 1961 to 1962. He served as associate professor of political science, Long Beach (California) City College from 1966 to 1975.

World War II

He served in the

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Air Corps during World War II, serving four years in total from 1943 to 1946.

Political career

Lakewood (California) city councilman from 1966 to 1974. He served as mayor of Lakewood from 1968 to 1970 from 1972 to 1974. He served as member of the California State Democratic Central committee from 1966 to 1974. He served as delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1968.

Congress

Hannaford was elected as a

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to the Ninety-fourth and to the Ninety-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress.

Death

He was a resident of Lakewood, Calif, until his death there on June 2, 1985.

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