Robert C. Kirkwood (August 30, 1909 – May 5, 1964) was an American politician who served as a member of the

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representing part of Santa Clara County from 1947 until 1953, when he resigned to accept an appointment as California State Controller by Governor

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. Kirkwood was elected to a full term in 1954, but lost a re-election bid in 1958 to

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, who later became a United States senator. Born in Mountain View, California, Kirkwood married Jean Hazard Gerlinger on August 30, 1933. They went on to have four children—two daughters and two sons. In 1959, Kirkwood was appointed Utilities General Manager of the San Francisco Water Department. He died in San Francisco in 1964. The Water Department named a hydroelectric plant in Alpine County after Kirkwood, and the plant came online in 1967. Also, the Robert C Kirkwood Entrance At Castle Rock State Park opened in August 2019. Kirkwood's son,

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, was appointed by Governor

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to the

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in 2005.

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Robert Kirkwood Political History
# 1909 births 1964 deaths California state controllers Republican Party members of the California State Assembly People from Santa Clara County, California 20th-century American politicians People from Mountain View, California {{California-CAAssembly-stub